April 1891 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney, Australia on 14 April 1891 because of the death of John Street (Free Trade).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
23 March 1891 John Street died.[1]
31 March 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
10 April 1891 Nominations
14 April 1891 Polling day
21 April 1891 Return of writ

Result
1891 East Sydney by-election
Tuesday 14 April [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Walter Bradley (elected) 1,502 37.3
Free Trade Edward Pulsford 1,332 33.1
Independent Labor Francis Cotton 1,188 29.6
Total formal votes 4,022 98.6
Informal votes 55 1.4
Turnout 4,077 40.6
Protectionist gain from Free Trade  

See also

References
  1. "Mr John Rendell Street (1832-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 205. 1 April 1891. p. 2425. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "April 1891 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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