Nominations: Saturday, 1 September 1917, Polling: Saturday, 22 September 1917
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
2nd Ball
%
Doe, Brian James (Elected)
Nationalist
3,041
58.62
O'Halloran, Richard Thomas Disney
Labor Party
2,147
41.38
Formal Votes
5,188
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
5,188
0.00
Cause Category: Death
Notes: Caused by the death of Labor turned Nationalist MP Robert Scobie.
Source: Pastoral Times, 29 September 1917, p.2 col.6 including full booth details. Totals in SMH 25 September 1917, p.8 col.5, were incomplete, missing six small booths.