1898 Glebe colonial by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glebe on 10 September 1898 because James Hogue had been appointed Public Instruction and Minister for Labour and Industry in the Reid ministry.[1] Until 1904, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. Of the three ministers appointed with the second arrangement of the Reid ministry, Glebe was the only electorate in which the by-election was contested.[2]
Dates
Date | Event |
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27 August 1898 | James Hogue appointed Minister Public Instruction and Minister for Labour and Industry.[3] |
31 August 1898 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
6 September 1898 | Nominations |
10 September 1898 | Polling day |
13 September 1898 | Return of writ |
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | James Hogue (re-elected) | 496 | 92.5 | ||
Independent | James Jones | 40 | 7.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 536 | 99.4 | |||
Informal votes | 3 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 539 | 16.2 | |||
Free Trade hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Mr James Alexander Hogue (1846–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 to 1901 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 757. 27 August 1898. p. 6891. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Glebe". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 294. 10 December 1898. p. 3467. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.