A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bingara on 14 September 1904 because Samuel Moore had been appointed Secretary for Mines in the Carruthers ministry.[1] Until 1904, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. On this occasion a poll was required in Bingara, Glebe (James Hogue) and Tenterfield (Charles Lee) and all were comfortably re-elected. The four other ministers, Joseph Carruthers (St George), James Ashton (Goulburn), Broughton O'Conor (Sherbrooke) and Charles Wade (Gordon), were re-elected unopposed.[2]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 27 August 1904 | Samuel Moore appointed Secretary for Mines.[3] |
| 30 August 1904 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 8 September 1904 | Nominations |
| 14 September 1904 | Polling day |
| 20 September 1904 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Reform | Samuel Moore (re-elected) | 2,261 | 79.8 | ||
| Labour | Frank Foster | 572 | 20.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,833 | 100.0 | |||
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| Turnout | 2,833 | 73.8 [a] | |||
| Liberal Reform hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Estimate based on an electoral roll of 6,471 at the August 1904 election.[7]
References edit
- ^ "The Hon. Samuel Wilkinson Moore (1854-1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1904 to 1907 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of ministers". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 480. 30 August 1904. p. 6603. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Bingara". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 485. 30 August 1904. p. 6648. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Bingara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "The election". Bundarra & Tingha Advocate. 17 September 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Bingara". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.