1898 Glebe colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glebe on 10 September 1898 because James Hogue had been appointed Public Instruction and Minister for Labour and Industry in the Reid ministry.[1] Until 1904, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. Of the three ministers appointed with the second arrangement of the Reid ministry, Glebe was the only electorate in which the by-election was contested.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
27 August 1898 James Hogue appointed Minister Public Instruction and Minister for Labour and Industry.[3]
31 August 1898 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
6 September 1898 Nominations
10 September 1898 Polling day
13 September 1898 Return of writ

Result
1898 Glebe by-election
Saturday 10 September [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Hogue (re-elected) 496 92.5
Independent James Jones 40 7.5
Total formal votes 536 99.4
Informal votes 3 0.6
Turnout 539 16.2
Free Trade hold  

See also

References
  1. "Mr James Alexander Hogue (1846–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1898 to 1901 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 757. 27 August 1898. p. 6891. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Writ of election: Glebe". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 294. 31 August 1898. p. 3467. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1898 Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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