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1919 Echuca by-election
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| country | Victoria |
| type | parliamentary |
| ongoing | no |
| election_date | 20 September 1919 |
| vote_type | Popular |
| image1 | William Hill 1926 (cropped).jpg |
| candidate1 | William Hill |
| party1 | Victorian Farmers' Union |
| popular_vote1 | 13,800 |
| percentage1 | 68.8% |
| swing1 | 68.8pp |
| image2 | |
| candidate2 | Frederick Purcell |
| party2 | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| popular_vote2 | 4,848 |
| percentage2 | 24.2% |
| swing2 | 36.5pp |
| title | MP |
| before_election | Albert Palmer |
| before_party | Nationalist Party (Australia) |
| after_election | William Hill |
| after_party | Victorian Farmers' Union |
| election_name | 1919 Echuca by-election |
| 1blank | TPP |
| 1data1 | 72.3% |
| 1data2 | 27.7% |
| 2blank | TPP swing |
| 2data1 | 72.3pp |
| 2data2 | 33.0pp |
A by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives seat of Echuca on 20 September 1919. This was triggered by the death of Nationalist MP Albert Palmer.
The by-election was won by William Hill, endorsed by the Victorian Farmers' Union, who became the second "Country" member of the Parliament following William Gibson's victory in the 1918 Corangamite by-election.
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