1893 Central Cumberland colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 6 May 1893 because of the resignation of John Nobbs (Free Trade) due to bankruptcy.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
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26 April 1893 | John Nobbs resigned.[2] |
27 April 1893 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
29 April 1893 | Nominations |
6 May 1893 | Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm |
13 May 1893 | Return of writ |
Candidates
- John Nobbs was the former member.
- George McCredie was the Mayor of Prospect and Sherwood.[4]
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | George McCredie (elected) | 2,417 | 66.2 | ||
Free Trade | John Nobbs (defeated) | 1,292 | 34.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,709 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 40 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,749 | 37.8 [lower-alpha 1] | |||
Free Trade hold | |||||
See also
Notes
- based on an electoral roll of 9,914 at the 1891 election.[6]
References
- Kass, Terry (1988). "Nobbs, John (1845–1921)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- "Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 278. 27 April 1893. p. 3361. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
- "Central Cumberland election". Evening News. 28 April 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1893 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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