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Election result for Hastings and Macleay, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hastings and Macleay on 1 March 1900 because Edmund Barton (Protectionist) resigned to travel to London with Alfred Deakin and Charles Kingston to explain the federation bill to the British Government.[1] Francis Clarke was the former member who had resigned in 1898 to allow Barton to re-enter parliament.[2]
Date | Event |
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7 February 1900 | Edmund Barton resigned.[3] |
14 February 1900 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
22 February 1900 | Nominations |
1 March 1900 | Polling day |
15 March 1900 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | Francis Clarke | 616 | 47.3 | ||
Independent | Hugh Bridson | 413 | 31.7 | ||
Independent | Percival Basche | 273 | 21.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,302 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 17 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 1,319 | 53.9 | |||
Protectionist hold |
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