1891 Illawarra colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Illawarra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 3 October 1891 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Nicholson and Andrew Lysaght Sr. at the election for Illawarra in June was void because of there were insufficient printed ballot papers and handwritten papers were used.[1][2]

Dates
DateEvent
24 June 1891 Illawarra election.[3]
11 July 1891 Alexander Artis filed a petition against the election.[4]
16 September 1891 Illawarra by-election declared void.[2]
22 September 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
28 September 1891 Nominations
3 October 1891 Polling day
19 October 1891 Return of writ

Result
1891 Illawarra by-election
Saturday 3 October [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John Nicholson (elected 1) 1,432 37.3
Free Trade Archibald Campbell (elected 2) 1,055 27.5
Protectionist Andrew Lysaght Sr. defeated 1,009 26.3
Free Trade Joseph Mitchell 344 9.0
Total formal votes 3,840 99.4
Informal votes 24 0.6
Turnout 3,864 59.4
  Labor hold 1
  Free Trade gain 1 from Protectionist

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1891 Illawarra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  2. "The members for Illawarra". Illawarra Mercury. 19 September 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1891 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  4. "Petition against the election of John Nicholson and Andrew Lysaght". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 466. 20 July 1891. pp. 5627–8. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 611. 22 September 1891. p. 7555. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.
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