Second ballot required, Second Ballot changed primary result
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
2nd Ball
%
Bohrsmann, Gustav Hall
Liberal Party
4,458
49.78
4,481
46.12
Hall, David Robert (Elected)
Labor Party
4,368
48.78
5,235
53.88
McKeon, Wallace James
Independent
129
1.44
Formal Votes
8,955
9,716
Informal Votes
117
1.29
57
0.58
Total Votes / Turnout
9,072
70.35
9,773
75.79
Notes: Hall was MLA for Gunnedah 1901-04 and MHR for Werriwa 1906-12, when he resigned and was appointed to the Legislative Council, holding the portfolios of Justice and Solicitor-General to take some of the workload off Holman. (Rydon, Spann and Nelson) Almost defeated on the first ballot, Hall was elected thanks to a higher turnout at the second ballot.