Lutey won the seat at the by-election on 21 July 1917. On 18 December 1915, the Labor member for Williams-Narrogin, Bertie Johnston, resigned from the Labor Party and from Parliament. He was returned unopposed as an Independent at the close of nominations for the resulting by-election on 9 January 1916. In mid-1917, he joined the Country Party. 1900–1909 † Won by acclamation; this date is the date of the return of the writ. 1890–1899 † Won by acclamation; this date is the date of the return of the writ. †† This was the date which the writ was issued — the date of the event which caused the by-election is unknown. Ministerial by-elections The following Ministers had to resign their seats and recontest them at a ministerial by-election. Most were unopposed; these are noted in italics in the table. List of Legislative Council vacancies Notes References By-elections in Western Australia (Parliamentary Library) Western Australia Elections, state by-elections