1894 Tweed colonial by-election
A by-election for the seat of Tweed in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 December 1894 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that John Willard did not meet the 12 month residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
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15 November 1894 | Elections and Qualifications Committee held that John Willard was not qualified.[2] |
19 November 1894 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
29 November 1894 | Day of nomination |
6 December 1894 | Polling day |
20 December 1894 | Return of writ |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Joseph Kelly | 526 | 50.1 | +23.4 | |
Protectionist | James Garvan | 418 | 39.8 | ||
Labor | James Murphy | 105 | 10.0 | ||
Independent | William Baker | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,050 | 99.2 | +2.1 | ||
Informal votes | 8 | 0.8 | -2.1 | ||
Turnout | 1,058 | 59.1 | -24.4 | ||
Protectionist gain from Labor | Swing |
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References
- Green, Antony. "1894 The Tweed by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- "Legislative Assembly: Elections and Qualifications Committee". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Writ of election: Tweed". New South Wales Government Gazette (778). 19 November 1894. p. 7379. Retrieved 24 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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