1898 Narrabri colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Narrabri on 3 June 1898 because of the death of Charles Collins (Free Trade).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
12 April 1898 Charles Collins died.[1]
2 May 1898 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
13 May 1898 Nominations
3 June 1898 Polling day
10 June 1898 Return of writ

Result
1898 Narrabri by-election
Friday 3 June [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Hugh Ross (elected) 382 32.8 -3.0
Protectionist George Dale 357 30.7
Protectionist Robert Barton 198 17.0
Free Trade Gulielmus Williams 141 12.1
Free Trade Thomas McGee 86 7.4
Total formal votes 1,164 100.0 +0.3
Informal votes 0 0.0 -0.3
Turnout 1,164 60.4 [lower-alpha 1] +4.8
Labor gain from Free Trade  

See also

Notes
  1. Estimate based on a roll of 1,926 at the 1895 election.[4]

References
  1. "Mr Charles Collins (1850-1898)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Narrabri". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 373. 2 May 1898. p. 3409. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1898 Narrabri by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  4. Green, Antony. "1895 Narrabri". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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