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St George - 1913 (Roll: 13,073)
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 %
Bagnall, William Roy Clifford (Elected) Labor Party 4,366 45.14 5,231 51.00
Broe, Henry Nat Prog 509 5.26
Wood, William Herbert (Defeated) Liberal Party 4,797 49.60 5,025 49.00
Formal Votes 9,672 10,256
Informal Votes 110 1.12 46 0.45
Total Votes / Turnout 9,782 74.83 10,302 78.80
Notes: Wood was the sitting MP for Bega and had been defeated in a contest for Liberal pre-selection in Drummoyne. He agreed to stand by this result and was rewarded with the right to contest St George when sitting MP William Taylor withdrew from the contest. See note on pre-selections, Rydon Spann and Nelson, 1913 political chronicle, references at footnote 107.