A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 29 August 1891 because of the death of Robert Ritchie (Free Trade).[1]

Dates

DateEvent
16 August 1891 Robert Ritchie died.[1]
20 August 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
22 August 1891 Nominations
29 August 1891 Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
8 September 1891 Return of writ

Result

1891 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 29 August [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Jacob Garrard (elected) 1,674 39.3
Labor John Marshall 904 21.2
Protectionist John Gannon 679 16.0
Protectionist Cyrus Fuller 403 9.5
Free Trade Thomas Taylor 324 7.6
Free Trade William Brodie 272 6.4
Total formal votes 4,256 97.5
Informal votes 109 2.5
Turnout 4,365 44.0
Free Trade hold  

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Robert Adam Ritchie (1836-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 543. 20 August 1891. p. 6463. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1891 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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