A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Namoi on 31 July 1890 because of the death of Tom Dangar (Free Trade).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 July 1890 | Tom Dangar died.[1] |
| 9 July 1890 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
| 24 July 1890 | Nominations |
| 31 July 1890 | Polling day |
| 14 August 1890 | Return of writ |
Candidates
edit- Charles Collins was a shop owner and businessman from Narrabri who had previously served as the member for Namoi, retiring at the 1887 election and was the first Mayor of Narrabri.[3]
- David Jones was a pastoralist from Walgett, who had previously been a hotel owner and mail contractor in the region.[4]
Both men were supporters of the former member Tom Dangar.[3][5]
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | Charles Collins (elected) | 821 | 73.8 | ||
| Free Trade | David Jones | 292 | 26.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,113 | 99.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 11 | 1.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,124 | 36.7 | |||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar (1829-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Namoi". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 368. 9 July 1890. p. 5313. Retrieved 29 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Karr, Clarence (1969). "Collins, Charles (1850–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- ^ "Death of Mr D M Jones". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative. 15 February 1912. p. 22. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Late Mr T G G Dangar". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 10 July 1890. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1890 Namoi by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2021.