1905 Ashfield state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 16 August 1905 because of the resignation of Frederick Winchcombe (Liberal Reform) who took an extended trip to Europe. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
3 August 1905Frederick Winchcombe resigned. [2]
4 August 1905 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
11 August 1905Nominations
16 August 1905Polling day
25 August 1905Return of writ

Result

1905 Ashfield by-election
Wednesday 16 August [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform William Robson 2,25960.3−25.5
Independent Alexander Miller84322.5
Labor Thomas Lumley64217.2+3.0
Total formal votes3,74499.3+0.7
Informal votes280.7−0.7
Turnout 3,77246.1 [a] −3.5
Liberal Reform hold Swing

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Notes

  1. Estimate based on a roll of 8,191 at the 1904 election. [5]

References

  1. Walsh, G P (1990). "Winchcombe, Frederick Earle (1855-1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN   978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN   1833-7538. OCLC   70677943 . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. "Mr Frederick Earle Winchcombe (1855-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 407. 5 August 1905. p. 5403. Retrieved 2 August 2020 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1905 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1904 Ashfield". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 December 2019.