A by-election was held for the
South Australian House of Assembly
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Overview
The House of Assembly was creat ...
seat of
Wallaroo
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on 23 May 1891. This was triggered by the resignation of the former Wallaroo MHA
David Bews
David Bews (April 1850 – 24 February 1891) was a newspaper editor, politician in colonial South Australia and Minister of Education. He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly from 1885 until his death in 1891, representing the ...
.
Successful candidate
Richard Hooper was the first
Labor
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member of the House of Assembly, but was not a member of the newly formed United Labor Party (ULP), instead serving as an
Independent
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Labor member. Although he attended caucus meetings he never joined the ULP. The
1892 East Adelaide by-election
A by-election was held for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of East Adelaide on 23 January 1892. This was triggered by the resignation of the progressive former Premier and state MHA John Cox Bray.
Successful 1891 Wallaroo by-electio ...
saw ULP candidate
John McPherson
John Abel McPherson (28 January 1860 – 13 December 1897) was the first leader of the South Australian United Labor Party from 1892 to 1897. Though he never led a government himself, he helped lay the groundwork which ensured that at the 19 ...
win the seat. It was the first time the ULP had won a seat in the House of Assembly, with electoral success to be followed at the
1893 colonial election, winning 10 of 54 seats and the
balance of power, allowing the ULP to support the
liberal
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opposition led by
Charles Kingston
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in defeating the
conservative
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government led by
John Downer
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.
Results
See also
*
List of South Australian state by-elections
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References
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South Australian state by-elections
1891 elections in Australia
1890s in South Australia