1891 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

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

Date	Event
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
	Labour	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

• Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "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.