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By-election in New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election for the seat of Willoughby in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 30 November 1894 because Joseph Cullen (Free Trade) was forced to resign because he was bankrupt.[1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
20 November 1894 | Joseph Cullen resigned.[1] |
21 November 1894 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
Joseph Cullen declared bankrupt.[3] | |
27 November 1894 | Day of nomination |
30 November 1894 | Polling day |
6 December 1894 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Edward Clark (elected) | 453 | 39.5 | ||
Free Trade | Joseph Cullen (defeated) | 393 | 34.2 | ||
Free Trade | George Howarth | 301 | 26.2 | ||
Independent | Hugh McKinnon [lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 0.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,148 | 99.2 | |||
Informal votes | 9 | 0.8 | |||
Turnout | 1,157 | 48.7 [lower-alpha 2] | −15.6 | ||
Free Trade hold |
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