1899 Northumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland on 20 June 1899 because of the death of Richard Stevenson (Protectionist).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
14 May 1899 Richard Stevenson died.[1]
2 June 1899 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
9 June 1899 Nominations
20 June 1899 Polling day
30 June 1899 Return of writ

Result
1899 Northumberland by-election
Tuesday 20 June [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent John Norton (elected) 838 52.6
Free Trade Henry Wheeler 655 41.1 -6.1
Independent William Snape 52 3.3
Independent Charles Duffy 33 2.1
Independent George Blac 11 0.7
Independent William Melville 3 0.2
Independent William Schey 2 0.1
Total formal votes 1,594 98.5 -0.7
Informal votes 24 1.5 +0.7
Turnout 1,618 66.3 -0.6
Independent gain from Protectionist Swing

See also

References
  1. "Mr Richard Stevenson (1832-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Northumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 462. 2 June 1899. p. 4351. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1899 Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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