1906 The Castlereagh state by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Castlereagh on 24 November 1906 because of the death of Hugh Macdonald (Labour). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
18 October 1906Hugh Macdonald died. [1]
24 October 1906 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
14 November 1906Nominations
24 November 1906Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
11 December 1906Return of writ

Result

1906 The Castlereagh by-election
Saturday 24 November [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±
Labour John Treflé 1,96054.4
Liberal Reform Patrick Barry1,63245.3
Independent Donald Fletcher120.3
Total formal votes3,60498.5-0.1
Informal votes541.5+0.1
Turnout 3,65850.5 [lower-alpha 1] -1.6
Labour hold 

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Notes

  1. based on an electoral roll of 7,248 at the 1904 election. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Hugh Macdonald (1850-1906)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (245). 24 October 1906. p. 5885. Retrieved 23 August 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1906 The Castlereagh by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1904 Castlereagh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 29 September 2020.