1896 Waverley colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley on 20 February 1896 because of the death of Angus Cameron (Free Trade).[1] This was the final election contested by Sir Henry Parkes.[2]
Dates
[edit]Date | Event |
---|---|
26 January 1896 | Angus Cameron died.[1] |
10 February 1896 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
18 February 1896 | Nominations |
20 February 1896 | Polling day |
2 March 1896 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Free Trade | Thomas Jessep (elected) | 698 | 50.4 | +6.9 | |
Protectionist | Thomas Barlow | 528 | 38.1 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Sir Henry Parkes | 160 | 11.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,386 | 99.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 9 | 0.7 | −0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,395 | 62.2 [a] | −2.2 | ||
Free Trade hold |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,242 at the 1895 election.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1896 Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ "Writ of election: Waverley". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 96. 10 February 1896. p. 913. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.