1910 Northumberland state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland in March 1910. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Matthew Charlton (Labour) to successfully contest the 1910 federal election for Hunter.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
28 February 1910	Resignation of Matthew Charlton.[1]
8 March 1910	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 March 1910	Nominations
13 April 1910	Polling day and 1910 Federal election
3 May 1910	Return of writ

Results

1910 The Northumberland by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	William Kearsley	Unopposed
	Labor hold		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Northumberland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Matthew Charlton (1866–1948)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Northumberland". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (35). 8 March 1910. p. 1385. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1910 The Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.