November 1891 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 7 November 1891 because Edmund Barton (Protectionist) was appointed Attorney General in the third Dibbs ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and the other seven other ministers, George Dibbs (The Murrumbidgee), Henry Copeland (New England), John Kidd (Camden), William Lyne (The Hume), John See (Grafton), Thomas Slattery (Boorowa) and Francis Suttor (Bathurst), were re-elected unopposed.[2]

Dates

Date Event
23 October 1891 Dibbs ministry appointed.[3]
27 October 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
3 November 1891 Nominations
7 November 1891 Polling day
27 November 1891 Return of writ

Result

1891 East Sydney by-election
Saturday 7 November [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Edmund Barton (re-elected) 2,778 71.4
Labour William Grantham 1,112 28.6
Total formal votes 3,890 99.6
Informal votes 17 0.4
Turnout 3,907 38.9
Protectionist hold  

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sir Edmund Barton GCMG (1849–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1881 to 1893 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 673. New South Wales, Australia. 23 October 1891. p. 8359. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 680. 27 October 1891. p. 8439. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "November 1891 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.