1892 Hawkesbury colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hawkesbury on 30 July 1892 caused by the death of Alexander Bowman.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
10 July 1892	Death of Alexander Bowman.[1]
18 July 1892	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
23 July 1892	Nominations
30 July 1892	Polling day
13 August 1892	Return of writ

Results

1892 The Hawkesbury by-election [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Free Trade	Sydney Burdekin	982	47.90
	Free Trade	William Morgan	879	42.88
	Free Trade	John Fitzpatrick	189	9.22
Informal votes			26	1.25
Turnout			2076	79.36 [lower-alpha 1]
	Free Trade hold

See also

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

Notes

1. Turnout is an estimate based on the roll of 2,616 at the election on 17 June 1891.

References

1. "Mr Alexander Bowman (1838-1892)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
2. "Writ of election: The Hawkesbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (519). 18 July 1892. p. 5761. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1892 results The Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2019.