1893 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 6 May 1893 because of the resignation of John Nobbs (Free Trade) due to bankruptcy.[1]

Dates

Date Event
26 April 1893 John Nobbs resigned.[2]
27 April 1893 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
29 April 1893 Nominations
6 May 1893 Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
13 May 1893 Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1893 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 6 May [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade George McCredie (elected) 2,417 66.2
Free Trade John Nobbs (defeated) 1,292 34.8
Total formal votes 3,709 98.9
Informal votes 40 1.1
Turnout 3,749 37.8 [a]
Free Trade hold  

See also

Notes

  1. ^ based on an electoral roll of 9,914 at the 1891 election.[6]

References

  1. ^ Kass, Terry (1988). "Nobbs, John (1845–1921)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 278. 27 April 1893. p. 3361. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Central Cumberland election". Evening News. 28 April 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1893 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.