1892 Hawkesbury colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hawkesbury on 30 July 1892 caused by the death of Alexander Bowman (Free Trade).[1]

Dates

Date Event
10 July 1892 Death of Alexander Bowman.[1]
18 July 1892 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
23 July 1892 Nominations
30 July 1892 Polling day
13 August 1892 Return of writ

Results

1892 The Hawkesbury by-election
Saturday 30 July [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Burdekin (elected) 982 47.9
Free Trade William Morgan 879 42.9
Free Trade John Fitzpatrick 189 9.2
Total formal votes 2,050 98.7
Informal votes 26 1.3
Turnout 2,076 79.4 [a]
Free Trade hold  

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Turnout is an estimate based on the roll of 2,616 at the election on 17 June 1891.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Alexander Bowman (1838-1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: The Hawkesbury". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 519. 18 July 1892. p. 5761. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1892 The Hawkesbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.