1892 East Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 13 August 1892 because James Tonkin (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy.[1][2]

Dates

Date Event
21 July 1892 James Tonkin declared bankrupt,[1] and resigned.[2]
26 July 1892 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
3 August 1892 Nominations
13 August 1892 Polling day
27 August 1892 Return of writ

Result

1892 East Macquarie by-election
Saturday 13 August [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade James Tonkin (re-elected) 845 61.5
Protectionist John Boyd 528 38.5
Total formal votes 1,373 97.6 −1.9
Informal votes 33 2.4 +1.9
Turnout 1,406 54.1 [a] −8.3
Free Trade hold  

See also

Note

  1. ^ Estimate based on an electoral roll of 2,600 at the 1891 election.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "In Bankruptcy: James Ebenezer Tonkin". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 538. 26 July 1892. p. 6102. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via Trove.
  2. ^ a b "Mr James Ebenezer Tonkin (1835-1906)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 540. 26 July 1892. p. 6147. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1892 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1891 East Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2020.