Nominations: Saturday, 29 December 1906, Polling: Saturday, 12 January 1907
Candidate
Party
Votes
Votes %
Beeby, George Stephenson
Labor Party
1,710
49.67
Withington, John Swann (Elected)
Liberal Party
1,733
50.33
Formal Votes
3,443
Informal Votes
0
0.00
Total Votes / Turnout
3,443
50.56
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: In July 1906, W.P.Crick was suspended from the service of the Assembly pending a criminal trial after a Royal Commission found that he had unlawfully accepted money while serving as a Minister. At a criminal trial, the jury was unable to agree on a verdict and the Attorney-General chose not to proceed to further trial. Crick resigned from the Assembly which then passed an expulsion motion which did not prevent him re-contesting the seat. However, when Labor nominated a candidate for the seat, he chose not to contest the by-election, claiming the contest prevented the electorate expressing a straight opinion on his conduct. (Rydon Spann and Nelson)