June 1889 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 22 June 1889 because of the death of John Linsley (Free Trade). [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
4 June 1889John Linsley died. [1]
7 June 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
15 June 1889Nominations
22 June 1889Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
29 June 1889Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1889 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 22 June  [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Free Trade David Dale (elected)1,98548.0
Protectionist Alban Gee1,65740.1
Ind. Free Trade William Brodie46811.3
Free Trade Thomas Taylor 270.7
Total formal votes4,13797.7
Informal votes972.3
Turnout 4,23443.2
Free Trade hold 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr John Richard Linsley (1826-1889)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 301. 7 June 1889. p. 4039. Retrieved 25 August 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Central Cumberland". Singleton Argus . 19 June 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2020– via Trove.
  4. ↑ "Bombastes Furioso". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal . 17 May 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2020– via Trove. The headline refers to Bombastes Furioso , a popular 19th century Tragic Opera by William Barnes Rhodes.
  5. ↑ "The Central Cumberland election". The Daily Telegraph . 22 June 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2020– via Trove.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "June 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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