A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waratah on 5 December 1903 because of the resignation of Arthur Griffith (Labor) to unsuccessfully contest a seat in the Senate at the 1903 federal election.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
18 November 1903 Arthur Griffith resigned.[1]
19 November 1903 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
27 November 1903 Nominations
5 December 1903 Polling day
16 December 1903 Federal election
18 December 1903 Return of writ

Result

1903 Waratah by-election
Saturday 5 December [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor Matthew Charlton 1,085 67.6 +8.7
Independent John Gilbert 519 32.4
Total formal votes 4,604 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 9 0.6 -0.1
Turnout 1,613 61.9 [lower-alpha 1] -10.1
Labor hold Swing

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on a roll of 2,607 at the 1901 election.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Arthur Hill Griffith (1861-1946)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Waratah". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 604. 19 November 1903. p. 8540. Retrieved 12 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1903 Waratah by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Waratah". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
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