A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 16 August 1905 because of the resignation of Frederick Winchcombe (Liberal Reform) who took an extended trip to Europe.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 August 1905 | Frederick Winchcombe resigned.[2] |
| 4 August 1905 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 11 August 1905 | Nominations |
| 16 August 1905 | Polling day |
| 25 August 1905 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | William Robson | 2,259 | 60.3 | −25.5 | |
| Independent | Alexander Miller | 843 | 22.5 | ||
| Labor | Thomas Lumley | 642 | 17.2 | +3.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 3,744 | 99.3 | +0.7 | ||
| Informal votes | 28 | 0.7 | −0.7 | ||
| Turnout | 3,772 | 46.1 [a] | −3.5 | ||
| Liberal Reform hold | Swing | ||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 8,191 at the 1904 election.[5]
References
edit- ^ Walsh, G P (1990). "Winchcombe, Frederick Earle (1855-1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Mr Frederick Earle Winchcombe (1855-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- ^ "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 407. 5 August 1905. p. 5403. Retrieved 2 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1905 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Ashfield". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.