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 the election of John Willard (Labour) was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Joseph Kelly | 526 | 50.1 | +23.4 | |
| Protectionist | James Garvan | 418 | 39.8 | ||
| Labour | 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 [a] | −24.4 | ||
| Protectionist gain from Labour | Swing | ||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 1,790 at the July 1894 election.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b 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 Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Tweed". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 778. 19 November 1894. p. 7379. Retrieved 24 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Tweed". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.