1903 Tamworth state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tamworth on 4 April 1903 because of the bankruptcy of Raymond Walsh (Progressive).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
27 February 1903	Raymond Walsh was made bankrupt.^[2]
12 March 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
24 March 1903	Nominations
4 April 1903	Polling day
25 April 1903	Return of writ

1903 Tamworth by-election
Saturday 4 April ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	John Garland	688	48.8	+6.8
	Progressive	Raymond Walsh ^[a] (defeated)	551	39.1	−5.6
	Labor	Thomas Thrower	164	11.6
	Independent	David Todd	6	0.4
Total formal votes			1,409	99.1	−0.3
Informal votes			13	0.9	+0.3
Turnout			1,422	62.6 ^[b]	−5.5
	Liberal Reform gain from Independent		Swing

^ Raymond Walsh had been elected as an independent at the 1901 election, however he joined the Progressive Party for the by-election.^[5]
^ based on a roll of 2,270 at the 1901 election.^[6]

^ "Mr Raymond Joseph Walsh (1862-1930)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
^ "In bankruptcy: Raymond J Walsh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 120. 6 March 1903. p. 1974. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ "Writ of election: Tamworth". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 134. 12 March 1903. p. 2099. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1903 Tamworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ "The man for Tamworth". The Australian Star. 20 March 1903. p. 5. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1901 Tamworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

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