1890 Namoi colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Namoi on 31 July 1890 because of the death of Tom Dangar (Free Trade).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
4 July 1890 Tom Dangar died.[1]
9 July 1890 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
24 July 1890 Nominations
31 July 1890 Polling day
14 August 1890 Return of writ

Candidates
  • Charles Collins was a shop owner and businessman from Narrabri who had previously served as the member for Namoi, retiring at the 1887 election and was the first Mayor of Narrabri.[3]
  • David Jones was a pastoralist from Walgett, who had previously been a hotel owner and mail contractor in the region.[4]

Both men were supporters of the former member Tom Dangar.[3][5]

Result
1890 Namoi by-election
Thursday 31 July [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Charles Collins (elected) 821 73.8
Free Trade David Jones 292 26.2
Total formal votes 1,113 99.0
Informal votes 11 1.0
Turnout 1,124 36.7
Free Trade hold  

See also

References
  1. "Mr Thomas Gordon Gibbons Dangar (1829-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Namoi". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 368. 9 July 1890. p. 5313. Retrieved 29 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Karr, Clarence (1969). "Collins, Charles (1850–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  4. "Death of Mr D M Jones". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative. 15 February 1912. p. 22. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "The Late Mr T G G Dangar". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 10 July 1890. p. 7. Retrieved 30 April 2021 – via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1890 Namoi by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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