A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of South Sydney on 13 February 1893 because of the resignation of James Toohey (Protectionist),[1] in protest at the failure of the Protectionist Dibbs government to implement principles of protection.[2]

Dates

DateEvent
31 January 1893 James Toohey resigned.[1]
1 February 1893 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
10 February 1893 Nominations.[4]
13 February 1893 Polling day
20 February 1893 Return of writ

Result

1893 South Sydney by-election
Monday 13 February[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist William Manning (elected) 1,985 41.7
Free Trade Edward Foxall 1,962 41.2
Labor Frederick Flowers 814 17.1
Total formal votes 4,761 98.7
Informal votes 64 1.3
Turnout 4,825 48.9[lower-alpha 1]
Protectionist hold  

See also

Notes

  1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 9,862 at the 1891 election.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr James Matthew Toohey (1850-1895)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. "South Sydney parliamentary contest. Address by Mr J M Toohey". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 February 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 26 April 2021 via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: South Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 60. 8 May 1893. p. 1011. Retrieved 26 April 2021 via Trove.
  4. "South Sydney nomination". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 February 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 26 April 2021 via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1893 South Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
  6. Green, Antony. "1891 South Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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