1900 Bathurst colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 25 June 1900 when Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
12 June 1900 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
19 June 1900 Day of nomination
25 June 1900 Polling day
2 July 1900 Return of writ

Results[edit]

1900 Bathurst by-election
Monday 25 June [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Young 770 56.87
Free Trade Alfred Thompson 571 42.17
Independent Alexander Warden 13 0.96
Total formal votes 1,354 97.90
Informal votes 29 2.10
Turnout 1,383 52.05
Protectionist hold  

William Young, while a member of the Protectionist party was also endorsed by the Labour party.[4] Alfred Thompson, whilst a Free Trader, was nominated by the Ministerialist faction of Sir William Lyne's protectionist government.[3][5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (1839-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Bathurst". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 578. 12 June 1900. p. 4573. Retrieved 13 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1900 results Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  4. ^ "The Bathurst election: Mr Young's candidature". Bathurst Free Press. 20 June 1900. p. 2. Retrieved 25 September 2019 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "The Bathurst election". The Daily Telegraph. 27 June 1900. p. 6. Retrieved 25 September 2019 – via Trove.