1890 West Sydney colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 26 July 1890 because of the death of Alfred Lamb (Free Trade). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
13 October 1890Alfred Lamb died. [1]
16 October 1890 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
22 October 1890Nominations
25 October 1890Polling day
30 October 1890Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1890 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 25 October  [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Adolphus Taylor (elected)3,45563.8
Free Trade John Taylor1,96336.2
Total formal votes5,41897.9
Informal votes1162.1
Turnout 5,53451.2
Independent gain from Free Trade  

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Alfred Lamb (1845-1890)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (586). 16 October 1890. p. 8015. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Mr Adolphus George Taylor (1857-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  4. ↑ Rutledge, Martha. "Taylor, Adolphus George (1857-1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 28 April 2021– via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  5. ↑ "John Taylor". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 Balmain". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1882 Balmain". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  8. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1890 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 6 November 2020.
  9. ↑ "The West Sydney election". The Daily Telegraph . 21 October 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2020– via Trove.
  10. ↑ Nairn, Bede (1969). "Brennan, Peter Joseph (1843–1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 6 November 2020– via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
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