October 1900 Uralla-Walcha colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Uralla-Walcha in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 27 October 1900 because of the death of William Piddington (Protectionist).[1][2]

Dates
DateEvent
27 September 1900 Wiliiam Piddington died.[1]
3 October 1900 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
16 October 1900 Day of nomination
27 October 1900 Polling day
10 November 1900 Return of writ

Result
1900 Uralla-Walcha colonial by-election
Saturday 27 October [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Michael MacMahon (elected) 331 33.7
Free Trade Charles Marsh 295 32.7
Free Trade Edmund Lonsdale 277 30.7
Total formal votes 903 100.0 -
Informal votes 0 0.0 -
Turnout 903 50.4 [lower-alpha 1] +13.0
Protectionist hold  

See also

Notes
  1. based on a roll of 1,792 at the June 1900 by-election.[4]

References
  1. "Mr William Henry Burgess Piddington (1856–1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "October 1900 Uralla-Walcha by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: Uralla-Walcha". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 510. 25 May 1900. p. 4067. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "June 1900 Uralla-Walcha by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
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