Adelaide by-election, 1914

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Adelaide on 10 January 1914. This was triggered by the death of Labor Party MP Ernest Roberts.

The by-election was won by Labor Party candidate Edwin Yates. Single Tax League candidate Edward Craigie had previously contested the seat at the 1913 federal election as an independent candidate, achieving 4.6 percent of the vote. Voting was not compulsory in 1914.

Results

Adelaide by-election, 1914

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labor	Edwin Yates	10,072	84.4	+18.2
	Single Tax League	Edward Craigie	1,857	15.6	-13.8
Total formal votes			11,929	99.4	+5.7
Informal votes			73	0.6	-5.7
Turnout			12,002	32.7	-43.2
	Labor hold		Swing	+16.0

See also

• List of Australian federal by-elections