1905 Rous state by-election

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Rous on 11 February 1905.[1] The by-election was triggered by the death of John Coleman (Liberal Reform).[2]

Dates
DateEvent
8 January 1905 John Coleman died.[2]
16 January 1905 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
31 January 1905 Nominations
11 February 1905 Polling day
2 March 1905 Return of writ

Result
1905 Rous by-election
Saturday 11 February [1][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform George Hindmarsh 2,832 51.1 -1.8
Independent Richard Meagher 2,710 48.9 +1.8
Total formal votes 5,542 99.6 +0.2
Informal votes 24 0.4 -0.2
Turnout 5,566 73.2 [lower-alpha 1] +0.8
Liberal Reform hold Swing

See also

Notes
  1. based on an electoral roll of 7,600 at the 1904 election.[5]

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1905 Rous by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  2. "Mr John William Coleman (1862–1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 29. 17 January 1906. p. 349. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Rous by-election". The Northern Star. 13 February 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1904 Rous". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.


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