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Election result for Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 16 August 1905 because of the resignation of Frederick Winchcombe (Liberal Reform) who took an extended trip to Europe.[1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
3 August 1905 | Frederick Winchcombe resigned.[2] |
4 August 1905 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
11 August 1905 | Nominations |
16 August 1905 | Polling day |
25 August 1905 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liberal Reform | William Robson | 2,259 | 60.3 | -25.5 | |
Independent | Alexander Miller | 843 | 22.5 | ||
Labor | Thomas Lumley | 642 | 17.2 | +3.0 | |
Total formal votes | 3,744 | 99.3 | +0.7 | ||
Informal votes | 28 | 0.7 | −0.7 | ||
Turnout | 3,772 | 46.1 [lower-alpha 1] | −3.5 | ||
Liberal Reform hold | Swing |
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