A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 9 January 1904 because of the death of Archibald Campbell (Liberal Reform). [1]
Date | Event |
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14 December 1903 | Archibald Campbell died. [1] |
19 December 1903 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
31 December 1903 | Nominations |
9 January 1904 | Polling day |
25 January 1904 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | Edward Allen | 716 | 42.5 | −37.1 | |
Progressive | Andrew Lysaght Sr. | 563 | 33.5 | ||
Labour | David Ritchie | 404 | 24.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,683 | 100.0 | +0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | −0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,683 | 62.7 | +20.1 | ||
Liberal Reform hold |