1903 Tamworth state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tamworth on 4 April 1903 because of the bankruptcy of Progressive Party member Raymond Walsh.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
27 February 1903	Raymond Walsh was made bankrupt.[2]
12 March 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
24 March 1903	Nominations
4 April 1903	Polling day
25 April 1903	Return of writ

Results

1903 Tamworth by-election [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Liberal Reform	John Garland	688	48.8	+6.8
	Progressive	Raymond Walsh [lower-alpha 1]	551	39.1	-5.6
	Labor	Thomas Thrower	164	11.6
	Independent	David Todd	6	0.4
Total formal votes			1,409	99.1	-0.3
Informal votes			13	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			1,422	62.6 [lower-alpha 2]	-5.5
	Liberal Reform gain from Independent		Swing

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Tamworth
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. Raymond Walsh had been elected as an independent at the 1901 election, however he joined the Progressive Party for the by-election.[5]
2. based on a roll of 2,270 at the 1901 election.

References

1. "Mr Raymond Joseph Walsh (1862-1930)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
2. "In bankruptcy: Raymond J Walsh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (120). 6 March 1903. p. 1974. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "Writ of election: Tamworth". New South Wales Government Gazette (134). 12 March 1903. p. 2099. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Green, Antony. "1903 results Tamworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
5. "The man for Tamworth". The Australian Star. 20 March 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.