1890 Goulburn colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goulburn on 16 August 1890 because of the death of William Teece (Free Trade).[1]

Dates

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Date Event
3 August 1890 William Teece died.
6 August 1890 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
14 August 1890 Nominations
16 August 1890 Polling day
26 August 1890 Return of writ

Candidates

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  • Henry Gannon was the son of John Gannon, the former member for Argyle, a solicitor like his father. He was also a Goulburn alderman and former Mayor of Goulburn.[3] Gannon was endorsed by the Golbourn Protection Union.[4] While he described himself as a protectionist, when he was asked "would it not have been better for you to come out under the auspices of the freetrade party?" Gannon's answer was "very likely".[5] This was Gannon's first experience standing for Parliament, and he subsequently was an unsuccessful Free Trade candidate at the 1894 election for Argyle. In 1897, he ostensibly went on holiday to Fiji, but in fact fled to the United States after misappropriating nearly £15,000 of client's money.[6][7][8]
  • Cecil Teece, representing the Free Trade Party, was a barrister based in Goulburn and the brother of William.[9] He had attended school with Gannon and described him as an intimate personal friend.[10] This was the only occasion on which Teece stood for Parliament.[11]

The Goulburn Evening Penny Post described the election as a magnificent triumph for free trade and a crushing defeat for protection.[12] Antony Green lists both candidates as independents, stating "neither candidate seemed particularly committed to Free Trade or Protection, the contest being one between two local identities."[13]

Results

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1890 Goulburn by-election
Saturday 16 August [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Cecil Teece (elected) 952 57.8
Protectionist Henry Gannon 696 42.2
Total formal votes 1,648 97.5
Informal votes 43 2.5
Turnout 1,691 66.6
Free Trade hold  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mr William Teece (junior) (1845-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Goulburn". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 418. 6 August 1890. p. 6157. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "The mayor of Goulburn". Australian Town and Country Journal. 4 January 1890. p. 28. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "The approaching election - candidates for Goulburn and Argyle". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 19 January 1889. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "The electorate of Goulburn: Mr Gannon's candidture". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 12 August 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Offences not otherwise described". New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime. No. 25. New South Wales, Australia. 23 June 1897. p. 221. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  7. ^ "Law report: re Henry Shuttleworth Gannon". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 August 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "Estate of H. S. Gannon". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 10 July 1897. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "Mr Cecil Bedford Teece (1864-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  10. ^ "The electorate of Goulburn: Mr Teece's candidature". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 14 August 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  11. ^ Green, Antony. "Index to candidates: Syme to Tindall". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Saturday's election". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 19 August 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 17 October 2019 – via Trove.
  13. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1890 Goulburn by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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