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]
Date | Event |
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13 October 1890 | Alfred Lamb died. [1] |
16 October 1890 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
22 October 1890 | Nominations |
25 October 1890 | Polling day |
30 October 1890 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Adolphus Taylor (elected) | 3,455 | 63.8 | ||
Free Trade | John Taylor | 1,963 | 36.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 5,418 | 97.9 | |||
Informal votes | 116 | 2.1 | |||
Turnout | 5,534 | 51.2 | |||
Independent gain from Free Trade |
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