sentences:  In the 1903 election, McEacharn defeated Maloney only narrowly, and the election was declared void on a technicality.The subsequent by-election in March 1904 attracted great attention, which McEacharn ended up losing to Maloney.McEacharn's subsequent decision to abandon politics after a single defeat was widely regarded as a mistake but, true to his stated intentions, he abandoned not only politics but Australia.