1893 South Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of South Sydney on 13 February 1893 because of the resignation of James Toohey (Protectionist),[1] in protest at the failure of the Protectionist Dibbs government to implement principles of protection.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
31 January 1893 James Toohey resigned.[1]
1 February 1893 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
10 February 1893 Nominations.[4]
13 February 1893 Polling day
20 February 1893 Return of writ

Result
1893 South Sydney by-election
Monday 13 February [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Manning (elected) 1,985 41.7
Free Trade Edward Foxall 1,962 41.2
Labor Frederick Flowers 814 17.1
Total formal votes 4,761 98.7
Informal votes 64 1.3
Turnout 4,825 48.9 [lower-alpha 1]
Protectionist hold  

See also

Notes
  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 9,862 at the 1891 election.[6]

References
  1. "Mr James Matthew Toohey (1850-1895)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. "South Sydney parliamentary contest. Address by Mr J M Toohey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: South Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 60. 8 May 1893. p. 1011. Retrieved 26 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "South Sydney nomination". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2021 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1893 South Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. Green, Antony. "1891 South Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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