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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