A by-election for the seat of Illawarra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 3 October 1891 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Nicholson and Andrew Lysaght Sr. at the election for Illawarra in June was void because of there were insufficient printed ballot papers and handwritten papers were used.[1][2]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 24 June 1891 | Illawarra election.[3] |
| 11 July 1891 | Alexander Artis filed a petition against the election.[4] |
| 16 September 1891 | Illawarra by-election declared void.[2] |
| 22 September 1891 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] |
| 28 September 1891 | Nominations |
| 3 October 1891 | Polling day |
| 19 October 1891 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Nicholson (elected 1) | 1,432 | 37.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Archibald Campbell (elected 2) | 1,055 | 27.5 | ||
| Protectionist | Andrew Lysaght Sr. defeated | 1,009 | 26.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Joseph Mitchell | 344 | 9.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,840 | 99.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 24 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,864 | 59.4 | |||
| Labour hold 1 | |||||
| Free Trade gain 1 from Protectionist | |||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1891 Illawarra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b "The members for Illawarra". Illawarra Mercury. 19 September 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Petition against the election of John Nicholson and Andrew Lysaght". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 466. 20 July 1891. pp. 5627–8. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 611. 22 September 1891. p. 7555. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.