June 1889 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 22 June 1889 because of the death of John Linsley (Free Trade).[1]

Dates

Date Event
4 June 1889 John Linsley died.[1]
7 June 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
15 June 1889 Nominations
22 June 1889 Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
29 June 1889 Return of writ

Candidates

  • William Brodie was an auctioneer from Parramatta
  • David Dale was the "official" Free Trade candidate.
  • Alban Gee was well respected in the district and personally popular.[3]
  • Thomas Taylor had split the Free Trade vote at the May 1888 by-election,[4] and withdrew before polling day.[5]

Result

1889 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 22 June [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade David Dale (elected) 1,985 48.0
Protectionist Alban Gee 1,657 40.1
Ind. Free Trade William Brodie 468 11.3
Free Trade Thomas Taylor 27 0.7
Total formal votes 4,137 97.7
Informal votes 97 2.3
Turnout 4,234 43.2
Free Trade hold  

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr John Richard Linsley (1826-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 301. 7 June 1889. p. 4039. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Central Cumberland". Singleton Argus. 19 June 1889. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Bombastes Furioso". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. 17 May 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove. The headline refers to Bombastes Furioso, a popular 19th century Tragic Opera by William Barnes Rhodes.
  5. ^ "The Central Cumberland election". The Daily Telegraph. 22 June 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "June 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.