A by-election for the seat of Rylstone in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 October 1895 because the Committee of Elections and Qualifications declared that the election of John Fitzpatrick at the election for Rylstone in July, with a margin of 6 votes, was void because of gross negligence by the returning officer by not initialing 266 ballot papers (19.6%).[1][2]
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Electoral district of Rylstone in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Turnout | 69.6% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates edit
| Date | Event |
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| 24 July 1895 | Rylstone election.[3] |
| 3 September 1895 | William Wall filed a petition against the election.[4] |
| 18 September 1895 | Rylstone election declared void.[2] |
| 24 September 1895 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] |
| 3 October 1895 | Nominations |
| 14 October 1895 | Polling day |
| 31 October 1895 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Free Trade | John Fitzpatrick (elected) | 659 | 51.4 | ||
| Protectionist | William Wall | 608 | 47.5 | ||
| Independent Labour | Thomas Williams [a] | 14 | 1.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,281 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 28 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 1,309 | 69.6 [b] | |||
| Free Trade gain from Protectionist | |||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Thomas Williams withdrew prior to the poll.[6][7]
- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 1,882 at the July 1895 election.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1895 Rylstone by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ a b "The election for Rylstone". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 September 1895. p. 3. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1895 Rylstone". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
- ^ "Petition against the election of John Fitzpatrick". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 607. 10 September 1895. pp. 5893–4. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Rylstone". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 639. 25 September 1895. p. 6213. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Rylstone". The Maitland Daily Mercury. 15 October 1895. p. 8. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "The Rylstone election". Windsor and Richmond Gazette. 19 October 1895. p. 6. Retrieved 17 April 2021 – via Trove.