1916 Drummoyne state by-election
# 1916 Drummoyne state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly seat of Drummoyne on 22 January 1916. It was triggered by the death of sitting George Richards (Liberal Reform).

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 3 January 1916 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 10 January 1916 | Day of nomination |
| 22 January 1916 | Polling day |
| 29 January 1916 | Second ballot |
| 7 February 1916 | Return of writ |

## Results

1916 Drummoyne by-election Saturday 22 January :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Alexander Graff | 3,101 | 47.32 |
| | National Progressive | Frederick Parish | 1,392 | 21.24 |
| | Independent Liberal | Frank Farnell | 1,152 | 17.58 |
| | Women's League | William Begg | 829 | 12.65 |
| | Independent Democrat | Patrick Craddock | 70 | 1.07 |
| | Independent Democrat | John Bell | 8 | 0.14 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 6,553 | 100.00 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 6,553 | 47.49 |

A second ballot was necessary because Alexander Graff failed, by 176 votes, to win an absolute majority. The Sydney Morning Herald attributed the lack of majority to Frank Farnell splitting the Liberal vote.

1916 Drummoyne by-election - Second Round Saturday 29 January :

| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Liberal Reform | Alexander Graff | 4,382 | 56.06 |
| | National Progressive | Frederick Parish | 3,435 | 43.94 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,817 | 99.52 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 38 | 0.48 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 7,855 | 56.92 |
| | Liberal Reform hold | Liberal Reform hold | Swing | |
