1914 Korong state by-election

1914 Korong state by-election
26 June 1914
Electoral district of Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  First party Second party
 
LIB
LIB
Candidate Achilles Gray William Williams
Party Liberal Liberal
Popular vote 2,502 1,474
Percentage 62.9% 37.1%
Swing 62.9 37.1
MP before election

Thomas Langdon
Liberal

 Elected MP

Achilles Gray
Liberal

The 1914 Korong state by-election was held on 26 June 1914 to elect the next member for Korong in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, following the death of incumbent MP Thomas Langdon.

Langdon, a Liberal Party member, had been re-elected unopposed at the 1911 election. He died on 27 May 1914, aged 82.

The by-election was won by Achilles Gray, with both candidates being Liberals. A state election was held just months later on 26 November 1914, which was again contested by Gray and unsuccessful candidate William Williams.

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