1924 Dalhousie state by-election
# 1924 Dalhousie state by-election

A by-election for the seat of Dalhousie in the Victorian Legislative Assembly was held on Thursday 31 January 1924. The by-election was triggered by the death of Nationalist member Allan Cameron on 28 December 1923.

The Dalhousie by-election was the first to be held under the provisions of the Amending Electoral Act passed by the Victorian Parliament in December 1923, after a perceived abuse of electoral laws during the Daylesford by-election in August. Among other clauses, the new legislation required "authorised witnesses" to confirm the identity of electors applying for a postal vote.

## Candidates

Four nominations were received by noon on 18 January 1924. The candidates were Reg Pollard, a farmer and grazier from Woodend, for the Labor Party; Angus Stewart McNab, a farmer and grazier from Willowmavin, for the Nationalist Party; Gerald James McKenna, a farmer from Kyneton, for the Country Party; and John James McCarthy, a grazier from Kyneton, an independent candidate.

## Results

Dalhousie state by-election, 1924 :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Nationalist | Angus McNab | 1,568 | 34.2 |
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 1,522 | 33.3 |
| | Country | Gerald McKenna | 1,023 | 22.3 |
| | Independent | John McCarthy | 475 | 10.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 4,588 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 62 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 4,650 | 71.5 |
| Two-party-preferred result ||||||
| | Labor | Reg Pollard | 2,339 | 51.0 |
| | Nationalist | Angus McNab | 2,249 | 49.0 |
| | Labor gain from Nationalist | Labor gain from Nationalist | Swing | N/A |
