1904 Illawarra state by-election

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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]

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Dates

DateEvent
14 December 1903Archibald Campbell died. [1]
19 December 1903 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
31 December 1903Nominations
9 January 1904Polling day
25 January 1904Return of writ

Result

1904 Illawarra by-election
Saturday 9 January [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Liberal Reform Edward Allen 71642.5
Progressive Andrew Lysaght Sr. 56333.5
Labour David Ritchie40424.0
Total formal votes1,683100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,68362.7
Liberal Reform hold 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Archibald Campbell (1834-1903)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Illawarra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (667). 21 December 1903. p. 9357. Retrieved 29 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1904 Illawarra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 September 2020.