1887 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 24 December 1887 because of the resignation of Andrew McCulloch who was facing financial difficulties.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
14 December 1887	Andrew McCulloch resigned.[2]
14 December 1887	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
20 December 1887	Nominations
24 December 1887	Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
29 December 1887	Return of writ

Result

1887 Central Cumberland by-election
Wednesday 28 December [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Andrew McCulloch (elected)	1,667	55.8
	Protectionist	Nathaniel Bull	1,322	44.2
Total formal votes			2,989	97.2
Informal votes			87	2.8
Turnout			3,076	34.2
	Free Trade hold

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. A H McCulloch (15 December 1887). "To the electors of Central Cumberland". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
2. "Mr Andrew Hardie McCulloch (junior)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (723). 14 December 1887. p. 8313. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1887 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.