1901 Condoublin state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Condoublin on 4 November 1901 because the 1901 election for Condoublin was overturned by the Elections and Qualifications Committee due to irregularities in the poll. Patrick Clara had defeated Andrew Stewart by 15 votes however 30 people were prevented from voting at Bulgandramine.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
3 July 1901	Poll conducted
28 August 1901	Andrew Stewart lodged a petition against the election.[2]
10 October 1901	Election of Patrick Clara declared to be void.[1]
11 October 1901	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
22 October 1901	Nominations
4 November 1901	Polling day
21 November 1901	Return of writ

Result

1901 Condoublin by-election
Monday 4 November [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Patrick Clara	830	50.3
	Independent	Andrew Stewart	821	49.7
Total formal votes			1,651	99.5	+0.2
Informal votes			9	0.5	-0.2
Turnout			1,660	59.9 [lower-alpha 1]	+2.0
	Labour hold

See also

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

Notes

1. based on a roll of 2,771 at the 1901 election.

References

1. "Elections and Qualifications Committee: The Condoublin election declared void". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 1901. p. 6. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via Trove.
2. "The petition of Andrew Stewart". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (739). 3 September 1901. p. 6885. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. "Writ of election: Condoublin". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (854). 19 November 1901. p. 7907. Retrieved 29 August 2020 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1901 Coundoublin by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2020.