1894 Tweed colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of Tweed in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 December 1894 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Willard (Labour) was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland.[1]

Dates
Date Event
15 November 1894 Elections and Qualifications Committee held that John Willard was not qualified.[2]
19 November 1894 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
29 November 1894 Day of nomination
6 December 1894 Polling day
20 December 1894 Return of writ

Results
1894 The Tweed by-election
Thursday 6 December [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Joseph Kelly 526 50.1 +23.4
Protectionist James Garvan 418 39.8
Labour James Murphy 105 10.0
Independent William Baker 1 0.1
Total formal votes 1,050 99.2 +2.1
Informal votes 8 0.8 -2.1
Turnout 1,058 59.1 -24.4
Protectionist gain from Labour Swing

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1894 The Tweed by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Legislative Assembly: Elections and Qualifications Committee". The Sydney Morning Herald. 16 November 1894. p. 3. Retrieved 24 November 2019 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Tweed". New South Wales Government Gazette (778). 19 November 1894. p. 7379. Retrieved 24 November 2019 – via Trove.
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