The Moreton state by-election, 1909 was a by-election

By-election

A by-election is an election held to fill a political office that has become vacant between regularly scheduled elections....

 held on 19 June 1909 for the Queensland

Queensland

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 Legislative Assembly

Queensland Legislative Assembly

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 seat of Moreton, based to the north of Brisbane

Brisbane

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The by-election was triggered by the death of Ministerial member John Dunmore Campbell on 27 May 1909. Campbell had held the seat since 1899. He was a minister in the short-lived Second Philp Ministry

Second Philp Ministry

The Second Philp Ministry was the 24th ministry of the Government of Queensland and was led by Premier Robert Philp, who led the Conservative party. It succeeded the Second Kidston Ministry on 19 November 1907 following Kidston's resignation on 12 November 1907...

 prior to the 1908 election

Queensland state election, 1908

Elections were held in the Australian state of Queensland on 5 February 1908 to elect the 72 members of the state's Legislative Assembly.The election, held less than 9 months after the previous election, was made necessary by a series of events which had seen former Premier William Kidston, who...

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The seat, later known as Murrumba

Electoral district of Murrumba

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, was based in Caboolture

Caboolture, Queensland

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 and included all of what is now the Moreton Bay Region, the former City of Caloundra

City of Caloundra

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 and the towns of Nambour

Nambour, Queensland

The area now known as Nambour, was first settled in 1870. The town was then called Petrie's Creek. In 1890 the Maroochy Divisional Board was established...

 and Eumundi

Eumundi, Queensland

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Timeline

Date	Event
27 May 1909	John Dunmore Campbell died, vacating the seat of Moreton.
29 May 1909	Writs were issued by the Lieutenant-Governor of Queensland to proceed with a by-election.
5 June 1909	Close of nominations and draw of ballot papers.
19 June 1909	Polling day, between the hours of 8am and 5pm.
26 June 1909	The writ was returned and the results formally declared.

Results

James Forsythe

James Forsythe

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 retained the seat for the Ministerial party.