1892 East Macquarie colonial by-election

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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 [lower-alpha 1] -8.3
Free Trade hold Swing No

See also

Note

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

References

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