1892 The Bogan colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Bogan on 31 May 1892 because of the death of George Cass (Protectionist).[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
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6 April 1892 | George Cass died.[1] |
22 April 1892 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
16 May 1892 | Nominations |
31 May 1892 | Polling day between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.[3] |
14 June 1892 | Return of writ |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | William A'Beckett (elected) | 984 | 37.0 | ||
Protectionist | Michael O'Halloran [lower-alpha 1] | 874 | 32.9 | ||
Independent | George Plummer | 271 | 10.2 | ||
Independent | William Wilkinson | 271 | 10.2 | ||
Free Trade | John Ryrie | 257 | 9.7 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,657 | 100.0 | |||
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |||
Turnout | 2,657 | 43.5 | |||
Free Trade gain from Protectionist | |||||
References
- "Mr George Edwin Cass (1844-1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 311. 22 April 1892. p. 3479. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via Trove.
- "Electoral district of The Bogan". Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent. 17 May 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1892 The Bogan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- "Mr O'Halloran at Nyngan". Freeman's Journal. 18 June 1892. p. 16. Retrieved 1 May 2021 – via Trove.
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