April 1891 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney, Australia on 14 April 1891 because of the death of John Street (Free Trade).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
23 March 1891	John Street died.[1]
31 March 1891	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
10 April 1891	Nominations
14 April 1891	Polling day
21 April 1891	Return of writ

Result

1891 East Sydney by-election
Tuesday 14 April [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Walter Bradley (elected)	1,502	37.3
	Free Trade	Edward Pulsford	1,332	33.1
	Independent Labour	Francis Cotton	1,188	29.6
Total formal votes			4,022	98.6
Informal votes			55	1.4
Turnout			4,077	40.6
	Protectionist gain from Free Trade

See also

• Electoral results for the district of East Sydney
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr John Rendell Street (1832-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 205. 1 April 1891. p. 2425. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "April 1891 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.