1886 Redfern colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 9 March 1886 because Arthur Renwick was appointed Minister of Public Instruction in the ministry of Sir Patrick Jennings.[1] Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed.[2] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a poll was required for Redfern and Bathurst where Francis Suttor was easily re-elected. The 7 other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[3]

Dates
DateEvent
26 February 1886 Jennings ministry appointed.[4]
3 March 1886 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
6 March 1886 Nominations.[6]
9 March 1886 Polling day
24 March 1886 Return of writ

Result
1886 Redfern by-election
Tuesday, 9 March [7][8]
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Renwick (re-elected) 1,769 53.8
William Stephen 1,522 46.2
Total formal votes 3,291 98.7
Informal votes 42 1.3
Turnout 3,333 43.4

See also

References
  1. "Sir Arthur Renwick, MD, FRCS (1837-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "By-elections 1885-87". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. "Appointment Jennings ministry". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 125. 26 February 1886. p. 1427. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 134. 3 March 1886. p. 1532. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
  6. "Redfern: The minister for Public Instruction opposed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
  7. Green, Antony. "1886 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. "Redfern: return of the Minister of Public Instruction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
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