1905 Rous state by-election

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A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Rous on 11 February 1905. [1] The by-election was triggered by the death of John Coleman (Liberal Reform). [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
8 January 1905John Coleman died. [2]
16 January 1905 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
31 January 1905Nominations
11 February 1905Polling day
2 March 1905Return of writ

Result

1905 Rous by-election
Saturday 11 February [1] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Liberal Reform George Hindmarsh 2,83251.1-1.8
Independent Richard Meagher 2,71048.9+1.8
Total formal votes5,54299.6+0.2
Informal votes240.4-0.2
Turnout 5,56673.2 [lower-alpha 1] +0.8
Liberal Reform hold Swing

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Notes

  1. based on an electoral roll of 7,600 at the 1904 election. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1905 Rous by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Mr John William Coleman (1862–1905)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (29). 17 January 1906. p. 349. Retrieved 22 October 2020 via Trove.
  4. "Rous by-election". The Northern Star . 13 February 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2019 via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1904 Rous". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 October 2020.