Nominations: Saturday, 10 May 1919, Polling: Saturday, 24 May 1919
Candidate
Party
Votes
%
2nd Ball
%
Harris, William David
Nationalist
995
22.13
Jones, James
Independent
19
0.42
O'Hara, Lawrence Joseph (Elected)
Labor Party
2,613
58.12
Thomson, James
Peoples Party
869
19.33
Formal Votes
4,496
Informal Votes
59
1.30
Total Votes / Turnout
4,555
0.00
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: J.P.Osborne resigned after the Holman government appointed him to the newly created Meat Board. Evatt cited the appointment as one where Holman deprived Labor of one of its better political organisers ahead of the 1920 election. (Evatt p355) Writ issued by Governor due to the Speak's position being vacant.