1894 Tweed colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Tweed in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 December 1894 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Willard (Labour) was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
15 November 1894Elections and Qualifications Committee held that John Willard was not qualified. [2]
19 November 1894 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
29 November 1894Day of nomination
6 December 1894Polling day
20 December 1894Return of writ

Results

1894 The Tweed by-election
Thursday 6 December [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Joseph Kelly 52650.1+23.4
Protectionist James Garvan 41839.8
Labour James Murphy10510.0
Independent William Baker10.1
Total formal votes1,05099.2+2.1
Informal votes80.8-2.1
Turnout 1,05859.1 [lower-alpha 1] -24.4
Protectionist gain from Labour Swing

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Notes

  1. Estimate based on a roll of 1,790 at the July 1894 election. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1894 The Tweed by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Legislative Assembly: Elections and Qualifications Committee". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 November 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Writ of election: Tweed". New South Wales Government Gazette (778). 19 November 1894. p. 7379. Retrieved 24 November 2019 via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. Green, Antony. "1894 Tweed". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 November 2019.