1903 Waratah state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waratah on 5 December 1903 because of the resignation of Arthur Griffith (Labour) to unsuccessfully contest a seat in the Senate at the 1903 federal election. ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
18 November 1903	Arthur Griffith resigned. [1]
19 November 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
27 November 1903	Nominations
5 December 1903	Polling day
16 December 1903	Federal election
18 December 1903	Return of writ

Result

1903 Waratah by-election
Saturday 5 December  ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Matthew Charlton	1,085	67.6	+8.7
	Independent	John Gilbert	519	32.4
Total formal votes			4,604	99.4	+0.1
Informal votes			9	0.6	−0.1
Turnout			1,613	61.9  [a]	−10.1
	Labour hold		Swing

See also

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

Notes

1. Estimate based on a roll of 2,607 at the 1901 election. ^[4]

References

1. "Mr Arthur Hill Griffith (1861-1946)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 11 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Waratah". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales . No. 604. 19 November 1903. p. 8540. Retrieved 12 April 2021– via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1903 Waratah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2021.
4. Green, Antony. "1901 Waratah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 March 2020.