1898 Parramatta colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Parramatta on 26 October 1898 as the election of William Ferris, with a margin of 4 votes, was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to "many gross irregularities".[1]
Dates
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 July 1898 | 1898 New South Wales election |
| 1 September 1898 | Dowell O'Reilly filed a petition against the election.[2] |
| 18 October 1898 | Parramatta election declared void.[3] |
| 19 October 1898 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 24 October 1898 | Nominations |
| 26 October 1898 | Polling day |
| 31 October 1898 | Return of writ |
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | William Ferris (re-elected) | 1,035 | 54.8 | +10.0 | |
| Free Trade | Dowell O'Reilly | 853 | 45.2 | +0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,888 | 99.7 | +0.4 | ||
| Informal votes | 5 | 0.3 | −0.4 | ||
| Turnout | 1,893 | 67.6 | −2.6 | ||
| Member changed to Protectionist from Ind. Protectionist | Swing | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1898 Parramatta by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ "Government Gazette Notices". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 784. 6 September 1898. p. 7155. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Parramatta election petition: the election declared void". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 1898. p. 7. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Parramatta". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 913. 19 October 1898. p. 8365. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove.
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