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Hurstville - 1913 (Roll: 14,200)
Labor Party gain from Liberal Party
Second Ballot: Saturday, 13 December 1913
Second ballot required, Second Ballot changed primary result
Candidate Party Votes % 2nd Ball %
Murray, James Nat Prog 420 4.18
Parkes, Varney (Defeated) Liberal Party 4,962 49.43 5,448 48.37
Toombs, Samuel (Elected) Labor Party 4,656 46.38 5,816 51.63
Formal Votes 10,038 11,264
Informal Votes 231 2.25 76 0.67
Total Votes / Turnout 10,269 72.32 11,340 79.86
Notes: Varney Parkes moved to contest this new seat which covered southern parts of his former electorate of Canterbury. He was defeated largely by the higher turnout for the second ballot.