1900 Ashfield colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 10 November 1900 because Bernhard Wise (Protectionist) had been appointed to the Legislative Council.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
30 October 1900	Bernhard Wise appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]
31 October 1900	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
7 November 1900	Nominations
10 November 1900	Polling day
16 November 1900	Return of writ

Result

1900 Ashfield by-election
Saturday 10 November ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Frederick Winchcombe	968	60.4	+10.5
	Protectionist	John Watkin	634	39.6	−10.5
Total formal votes			1,602	100.0	+0.4
Informal votes			0	0.0	−0.4
Turnout			1,602	45.5 [a]	−20.4
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+10.5

See also

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

Notes

1. Estimate based on a roll of 3,234 at the 1899 by-election.^[4]

References

1. "Mr Bernhard Ringrose Wise (1858-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. 31 October 1900. p. 8583.
   "The Ashfield seat. Mr Wise's translation, issue of the writ". The Daily Telegraph. 31 October 1900. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1900 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1899 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2021.