By-election in New South Wales, Australia
1895 Rylstone colonial by-election
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← 1895 | 14 October 1895 (1895-10-14) | 1898 → |
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Electoral district of Rylstone in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales |
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Turnout | 69.6% |
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| Majority party | Minority party | | FTP | | Candidate | John Fitzpatrick | William Wall | Party | Free Trade | Protectionist | Popular vote | 659 | 608 | Percentage | 51.4% | 47.5% | | | Third party | | | Ind | | Candidate | Thomas Williams | | Party | Independent | | Popular vote | 14 | | Percentage | 1.1% | | |
MLA before election John Fitzpatrick Free Trade | Elected MLA John Fitzpatrick Free Trade | |
A by-election for the seat of Rylstone in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 October 1895 because the Committee of Elections and Qualifications declared that the election of John Fitzpatrick at the election for Rylstone in July, with a margin of 6 votes, was void because of gross negligence by the returning officer by not initialing 266 ballot papers (19.6%).[1][2]
Dates
Date | Event |
24 July 1895 | Rylstone election.[3] |
3 September 1895 | William Wall filed a petition against the election.[4] |
18 September 1895 | Rylstone election declared void.[2] |
24 September 1895 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] |
3 October 1895 | Nominations |
14 October 1895 | Polling day |
31 October 1895 | Return of writ |
Result
1895 Rylstone by-election
Monday 14 October [1] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Free Trade | John Fitzpatrick (elected) | 659 | 51.4 | |
| Protectionist | William Wall | 608 | 47.5 | |
| Independent Labour | Thomas Williams [a] | 14 | 1.1 | |
Total formal votes | 1,281 | 97.9 | |
Informal votes | 28 | 2.1 | |
Turnout | 1,309 | 69.6 [b] | |
| Free Trade gain from Protectionist | |
See also
Notes
- ^ Thomas Williams withdrew prior to the poll.[6][7]
- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 1,882 at the July 1895 election.[3]
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