1896 Cowra colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cowra on 2 April 1896 because of the death of Denis Donnelly (Protectionist). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
14 March 1896Denis Donnelly died. [1]
19 March 1896 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
27 March 1896Nominations
2 April 1896Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm
20 April 1896Return of writ

Result

1896 Cowra by-election
Thursday 2 April [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Protectionist Michael Phillips 75961.4
Labor Hector Lamond 47738.6
Total formal votes1,23699.5
Informal votes60.5
Turnout 1,24260.1
Protectionist hold 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Denis Cornelius Joseph Donnelly (1833-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Cowra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 223. 19 March 1896. p. 2031. Retrieved 30 August 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1896 Cowra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 August 2020.