A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glen Innes on 4 November 1903 because of the death of Francis Wright.[1]
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Electoral district of Boorowa in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 66.6 % ( 1.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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Dates
edit| Date | Event |
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| 1 October 1903 | Francis Wright died.[1] |
| 7 October 1903 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 16 October 1903 | Nominations |
| 28 October 1903 | Polling day |
| 11 November 1903 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Liberal Reform | Follett Thomas (elected) | 865 | 58.1 | +27.1 | |
| Progressive | Alexander Hay | 624 | 41.9 | +1.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,489 | 99.3 | +0.5 | ||
| Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 | −0.5 | ||
| Turnout | 1,499 | 66.6 [a] | +1.1 | ||
| Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | |||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr Francis Augustus Wright (1835-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Writ of election: Glen Innes". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 524. 7 October 1903. p. 7471. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.