1899 Ashfield colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 26 September 1899 because Bernhard Wise (Protectionist) had been appointed Attorney General.[1] Until 1904, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. Of the nine ministers appointed with the formation of Lyne ministry, Ashfield and Hume (William Lyne) were the only electorates in which the by-election was contested.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
14 September 1899 Bernhard Wise appointed Attorney General.[1]
15 September 1899 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
22 September 1899 Nominations
26 September 1899 Polling day
4 October 1899 Return of writ

Result
1899 Ashfield by-election
Tuesday 26 September [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Bernhard Wise (re-elected) 831 50.6 +0.5
Free Trade Thomas Bavister 810 49.4 -0.5
Total formal votes 1,641 99.5 -0.1
Informal votes 8 0.5 +0.1
Turnout 1,649 51.0 -14.9
Protectionist hold Swing+0.5

See also

References
  1. "Mr Bernhard Ringrose Wise (1858-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1898 to 1901 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 743. 15 September 1899. p. 6981. Retrieved 6 August 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1899 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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