1902 Sydney-Pyrmont state by-election
Election result for Sydney-Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney-Pyrmont on 24 May 1902 because of the resignation of Sam Smith (Labour) to accept an appointment to the Court of Arbitration.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
26 March 1902 | Sam Smith appointed to the Court of Arbitration on the recommendation of the Industrial Unions of Employees.[2] |
30 March 1902 | Sam Smith resigned.[1] |
3 May 1902 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
14 May 1902 | Nominations |
24 May 1902 | Polling day |
31 May 1902 | Return of writ |
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John McNeill (elected) | 875 | 68.2 | -24.1 | |
Independent Labour | Andrew Cochrane | 370 | 28.8 | ||
Progressive | Thomas Gollan | 25 | 1.9 | ||
Independent | John Behan | 13 | 1.0 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,283 | 98.5 | −0.3 | ||
Informal votes | 19 | 1.5 | +0.3 | ||
Turnout | 1,302 | 55.3 [a] | +8.4 | ||
Labour hold |
See also
Notes
- ^ based on a roll of 2,356 at the 1901 election.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Mr Samuel Smith (1857-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Appointment Samuel Smith to the Court of Arbitration". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 234. 27 March 1902. p. 2470. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Sydney-Pyrmont". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 301. 3 May 1902. p. 3369. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1902 Sydney-Pyrmont by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Pyrmont". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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