1903 Glen Innes state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glen Innes on 4 November 1903 because of the death of Francis Wright.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
1 October 1903	Francis Wright died.[1]
7 October 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
16 October 1903	Nominations
28 October 1903	Polling day
11 November 1903	Return of writ

Result

1903 Glen Innes by-election
Wednesday 28 October [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Follett Thomas	865	58.1
	Progressive	Alexander Hay	624	41.9
Total formal votes			1,489	99.3
Informal votes			10	0.7
Turnout			1,499	66.6 [lower-alpha 1]
	Liberal Reform gain from Progressive

See also

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

Notes

1. Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election.[4]

References

1. "Mr Francis Augustus Wright (1835-1903)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
2. "Writ of election: Glen Innes". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (524). 7 October 1903. p. 7471. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.