1892 The Bogan colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Bogan on 31 May 1892 because of the death of George Cass (Protectionist). ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
6 April 1892	George Cass died. [1]
22 April 1892	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
16 May 1892	Nominations
31 May 1892	Polling day between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm. [3]
14 June 1892	Return of writ

Results

1892 The Bogan by-election
Tuesday 31 May  ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	William A'Beckett (elected)	984	37.0
	Protectionist	Michael O'Halloran  [a]	874	32.9
	Independent	George Plummer	271	10.2
	Independent	William Wilkinson	271	10.2
	Free Trade	John Ryrie	257	9.7
Total formal votes			2,657	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			2,657	43.5
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist

See also

• Electoral results for the district of The Bogan
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. Michael O'Halloran was also endorsed as a Labour candidate. ^[5]

References

1. "Mr George Edwin Cass (1844-1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 311. 22 April 1892. p. 3479. Retrieved 23 April 2021– via Trove.
3. "Electoral district of The Bogan". Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent . 17 May 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2021– via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1892 The Bogan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2020.
5. "Mr O'Halloran at Nyngan". Freeman's Journal . 18 June 1892. p. 16. Retrieved 1 May 2021– via Trove.