March 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 14 March 1888 because of the resignation of Varney Parkes (Free Trade).[1]

Dates

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Date Event
1 March 1888 Varney Parkes resigned.[1]
2 March 1888 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
8 March 1888 Nominations
14 March 1888 Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
19 March 1888 Return of writ

Result

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1888 Central Cumberland by-election
Wednesday 14 March [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Nobbs (elected) 1,923 57.0
Protectionist John Watkin 1,453 43.0
Total formal votes 3,376 98.0
Informal votes 68 2.8
Turnout 3,444 38.3
Free Trade hold  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Varney Parkes (1859-1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 143. 2 March 1888. p. 1625. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "March 1888 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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