1891 Bourke colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bourke on 4 December 1891 because of the resignation of Peter Howe (Protectionist),[1] which was given to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly after he had been convicted of conspiracy to defraud.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
8 October 1891 Peter Howe charged with conspiracy to defraud.
21 October 1891 Peter Howe gave his resignation to William Willis, to be given to the Speaker if he was convicted.[2]
31 October 1891 Peter Howe was convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud.
6 November 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
20 November 1891 Nominations
4 December 1891 Polling day
18 December 1891 Return of writ

Result
1891 Bourke by-election
Saturday 10 November [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Thomas Waddell (elected) 1,337 55.4
Labor Donald Macdonell 1,077 44.6
Total formal votes 2,414 99.0
Informal votes 25 1.0
Turnout 2,439 37.3
Protectionist hold  

See also

References
  1. "Mr James Peter Howe (1854-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. "The case of James Peter Howe". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Bourke". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 706. 6 November 1891. p. 8853. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
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