1900 Bourke colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Bourke in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 September 1900 because of the resignation of William Davis (Protectionist),^[1] having been made bankrupt the previous day.^[2][3]

Dates

Date	Event
27 August 1900	William Davis was made bankrupt.[2]
28 August 1900	William Davis resigned.[1]
29 August 1900	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
6 September 1900	Day of nomination
15 September 1900	Polling day
29 September 1900	Return of writ

Result

1900 Bourke colonial by-election
Thursday 6 September ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	William Davis (re-elected)	unopposed
	Protectionist hold

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Bourke
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr William Walter Davis (1840-1923)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
2. "In bankruptcy: re W W Davis and C R Green of Bourke". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 836. 31 August 1900. p. 6795. Retrieved 15 April 2021 – via Trove.
3. "The Bourke electorate". Western Herald. 5 September 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 15 April 2021 – via Trove.
4. "Writ of election: Bourke". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 833. 29 August 1900. p. 6749. Retrieved 15 April 2021 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1900 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2021.