1892 East Macquarie colonial by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 13 August 1892 because James Tonkin resigned due to bankruptcy.[1][2]
Dates
Date | Event |
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21 July 1892 | James Tonkin resigned.[2] |
26 July 1892 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
3 August 1892 | Nominations |
13 August 1892 | Polling day |
27 August 1892 | Return of writ |
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | James Tonkin (elected) | 845 | 61.5 | ||
Protectionist | John Boyd | 528 | 38.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,373 | 97.6 | |||
Informal votes | 33 | 2.35 | |||
Turnout | 1,406 | 54.1 [a] | |||
Free Trade hold |
See also
Note
- ^ based on an electoral roll of 2,600 at the 1891 election
References
- ^ "In Bankruptcy: James Ebenezer Tonkin". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 538. 26 July 1892. p. 6102. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Mr James Ebenezer Tonkin (1835-1906)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 540. 26 July 1892. p. 6147. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1892 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.