1891 Central Cumberland colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 29 August 1891 because of the death of Robert Ritchie (Free Trade).[1]
Dates
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 16 August 1891 | Robert Ritchie died.[1] |
| 20 August 1891 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 22 August 1891 | Nominations |
| 29 August 1891 | Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm |
| 8 September 1891 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Jacob Garrard (elected) | 1,674 | 39.3 | ||
| Labour | John Marshall | 904 | 21.2 | ||
| Protectionist | John Gannon | 679 | 16.0 | ||
| Protectionist | Cyrus Fuller | 403 | 9.5 | ||
| Free Trade | Thomas Taylor | 324 | 7.6 | ||
| Free Trade | William Brodie | 272 | 6.4 | ||
| Total formal votes | 4,256 | 97.5 | |||
| Informal votes | 109 | 2.5 | |||
| Turnout | 4,365 | 44.0 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr Robert Adam Ritchie (1836-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 543. 20 August 1891. p. 6463. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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