1904 Ryde state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ryde on 23 January 1904 because of the resignation of Frank Farnell (Independent Liberal) who had been appointed Chairman of the Fisheries Board.^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
27 February 1903	Frank Farnell appointed Chairman of the Fisheries Board.[3]
31 December 1903	Frank Farnell resigned from Parliament.[1]
4 January 1904	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
15 January 1904	Nominations
23 January 1904	Polling day
30 January 1904	Return of writ

Result

1904 Ryde by-election
Saturday 24 May ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent Liberal	Edward Terry (elected)	1,136	51.2
	Liberal Reform	Thomas Henley	1,082	48.8	+19.5
Total formal votes			2,218	99.0	−0.2
Informal votes			22	1.0	+0.2
Turnout			2,240	75.1 [a]	−0.5
	Independent Liberal hold

See also

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

Notes

1. Estimate based on a roll of 3,107 at the 1901 election.^[6]

References

1. "Mr Frank Farnell (1862-1929)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. "AGY-1819 Board of Fisheries". NSW State Archives & Records. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
3. "Appointment Fisheries Board". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 163. 27 March 1903. p. 2452. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
4. "Writ of election: Ryde". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 10. 5 January 1904. p. 141. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1904 Ryde by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
6. Green, Antony. "1901 Ryde". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.