1898 Narrabri colonial by-election

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1898 Narrabri colonial by-election
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  1895 3 June 1898 July 1898  

Electoral district of Narrabri in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Registered1,926 [a]
Turnout60.4% (Increase2.svg 4.8) [a]
 First partySecond party
  Hugh Ross.png
PRO
Candidate Hugh Ross George Dale
Party Labour Protectionist
Popular vote382357
Percentage32.8%30.7%
SwingDecrease2.svg 3.0Increase2.svg 30.7 [b]

MP before election

Charles Collins
Free Trade

Elected MP

Hugh Ross
Labour

The 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election was held on 3 June 1898 to elect the member for Narrabri in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Free Trade MP Charles Collins. [1] The vote was held on the same day as a by-election in Sydney-Fitzroy and a statewide referendum on the subject of federation. [2] [3]

Contents

The by-election was won by Labour Electoral League candidate Hugh Ross with 32.8% of the vote. He retained the seat 54 days later at the New South Wales colonial election on 27 July 1898.

Key dates

Result

1898 Narrabri by-election [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Labour Hugh Ross 38232.8−3.0
Protectionist George Dale35730.7+30.7 [b]
Protectionist Robert Barton19817.0+17.0 [b]
Free Trade Gulielmus Williams14112.1+12.1 [c]
Free Trade Thomas McGee867.4+7.4 [c]
Total formal votes1,164100.0+0.3
Informal votes00.0−0.3
Turnout 1,16460.4 [a] +4.8
Labour gain from Free Trade  

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Estimate based on a roll of 1,926 at the 1895 election. [6]
  2. 1 2 3 At the 1895 election, the only Protectionist candidate − Job Sheldon − received 24.2% of the vote, meaning the combined Protectionist vote at the 1898 by-election (47.7%) was an increase of 23.5%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, George Dale had a positive swing of 6.5%, while Robert Barton had a negative swing of 7.2%.
  3. 1 2 At the 1895 election, the only Free Trade candidate − Charles Collins − received 40.1% of the vote, meaning the combined Free Trade vote at the 1898 by-election (19.5%) was a decrease of 20.6%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, Gulielmus Williams had a negative swing of 28%, while Thomas McGee had a negative swing of 32.7%.

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References

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  2. "FITZROY ELECTION". Queanbeyan Age. 8 June 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 8 January 2025.
  3. "Referendum Day". The Maitland Daily Mercury. 3 June 1898. p. 2. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
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