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The Newcastle state by-election, 1917 was a by-election held on 12 May 1917 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Newcastle. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of first-term Labor MP Thomas Butterfield on 21 March to contest a seat in the Australian Senate at the 1917 federal election. There were only two candidates Port Augusta labourer William Harvey for the Labor Party, and Quorn farmer and grazier Edward Twopeny for the Liberal Union. Twopeny, who had unsuccessfully contested the seat twice previously, won the seat.

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rdfs:label	1917 Newcastle state by-election (en)
rdfs:comment	The Newcastle state by-election, 1917 was a by-election held on 12 May 1917 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Newcastle. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of first-term Labor MP Thomas Butterfield on 21 March to contest a seat in the Australian Senate at the 1917 federal election. There were only two candidates Port Augusta labourer William Harvey for the Labor Party, and Quorn farmer and grazier Edward Twopeny for the Liberal Union. Twopeny, who had unsuccessfully contested the seat twice previously, won the seat. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Beltana, South Australia Electoral district of Newcastle (South Australia) Cordillo Downs, South Australia 1917 elections in Australia Belton, South Australia Hookina, South Australia Johnburgh, South Australia 1915 South Australian state election 1917 Australian federal election 1918 South Australian state election Cradock, South Australia Saltia, South Australia Cockburn, South Australia Mungeranie, South Australia Blinman, South Australia The Register (Adelaide) 1910s in South Australia South Australian state by-elections Leigh Creek, South Australia Liberal Union (South Australia) Lyndhurst, South Australia Stirling North, South Australia Port Augusta, South Australia Murnpeowie Australian Labor Party (South Australian Branch) Australian Senate Bruce, South Australia Waukaringa, South Australia William Creek, South Australia Willochra, South Australia Wilmington, South Australia Eurelia, South Australia Farina, South Australia Parachilna, South Australia Carrieton, South Australia Hammond, South Australia Hawker, South Australia Thomas Butterfield Kanyaka, South Australia Edeowie, South Australia Edward Twopeny Marree, South Australia By-election Port Augusta West, South Australia South Australia South Australian House of Assembly Olary, South Australia Quorn, South Australia Yanyarrie, South Australia Oodnadatta, South Australia List of South Australian state by-elections Wooltana, South Australia dbr:Mount_Lyndhurst,_South_Australia dbr:Willipa,_South_Australia
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candidate	Edward Twopeny William Harvey (en)
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has abstract	The Newcastle state by-election, 1917 was a by-election held on 12 May 1917 for the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Newcastle. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of first-term Labor MP Thomas Butterfield on 21 March to contest a seat in the Australian Senate at the 1917 federal election. There were only two candidates Port Augusta labourer William Harvey for the Labor Party, and Quorn farmer and grazier Edward Twopeny for the Liberal Union. Twopeny, who had unsuccessfully contested the seat twice previously, won the seat. The largest booths were at Quorn (580 votes), Port Augusta (572 votes), Wilmington (177 votes) and Hawker (175 votes). There were also booths at Beltana, Belton, Blinman, Boolcunda East, Bruce, Carrieton, Cockburn, Cordillo Downs, Cradock, Edeowie, Eurelia, Farina, Gordon, Hammond, Hookina, Johnburg, Leigh Creek, Limestone Well, Lyndhurst Siding, Marree, , Mungeranie, Murnpeowie, Olary, Oodnadatta, Parachilna, Port Augusta West, Saltia, Stirling North, Warcowie, Waukaringa, William Creek, , Wilson, Wooltana, Wyacca and Yanyarrie. The election saw a drastic drop in turnout, which was down more than 25% from the 1915 state election. This was attributed by both candidates to major problems with the electoral roll. Twopeny criticised the "disgraceful state of the electoral roll", stating that the rolls "could not be in a worse condition" and expressing concern about voters being disenfranchised for being "too late" to be counted, while others who were present on the roll were dead or had left the state. He hoped there would soon be "clean rolls". Harvey stated that "had the rolls been in good order Labor would have won" and claimed that 200 Labor voters in Port Augusta had been refused a vote, but stated he was "pleased with the way Mr Twopeny had run the campaign". The Register in Adelaide reported that there had been "great indignation" about the state of the rolls, with voters who "had their cards and transfer notices" not being on the certified roll. The newspaper also noted that the time at which the polls closed and the location of the polling booth in Port Augusta differed from that at the Commonwealth elections one week prior. Butterworth lost the Senate race at the federal election, reclaimed his Newcastle seat at the 1918 state election and would go on to be a senior minister in state Labor governments during the 1920s. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Members of the South Australian House of Assembly, 1915–1918 William Harvey (1882–1954) List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections Edward Twopeny Newcastle state by-election, 1917
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