1904 Riverina by-election

1904 Riverina by-election
18 May 1904
The Riverina seat in the House of Representatives
Registered19,031
Turnout10,995 (57.77%)
  First party Second party
 
Candidate John Chanter Robert Blackwood
Party Protectionist Free Trade
Popular vote 5,547 5,184
Percentage 51.7% 48.3%
Swing 1.7 1.7
MP before election

Robert Blackwood
Free Trade

 Elected MP

John Chanter
Protectionist

A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Riverina on 18 May 1904. This was triggered after the result at the 1903 election, which had seen Free Trade candidate Robert Blackwood narrowly defeat Protectionist MP John Chanter, was declared void due to allegations of electoral irregularities.

At the by-election Chanter defeated Blackwood.

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