1905 Ashfield state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 16 August 1905 because of the resignation of Frederick Winchcombe (Liberal Reform) who took an extended trip to Europe.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
3 August 1905	Winchcombe resigned.[2]
4 August 1905	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
11 August 1905	Nominations
16 August 1905	Polling day
25 August 1905	Return of writ

Result

1905 Ashfield by-election
Wednesday 16 August [4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	William Robson	2,259	60.3	-25.5
	Independent	Alexander Miller	843	22.5
	Labor	Thomas Lumley	642	17.2	+3.0
Total formal votes			3,744	99.3	+0.7
Informal votes			28	0.7	-0.7
Turnout			3,772	46.1 [lower-alpha 1]	-3.5
	Liberal Reform hold

See also

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

Notes

1. based on a roll of 8,191 at the 1904 election.

References

1. Walsh, G P (1990). "Winchcombe, Frederick Earle (1855-1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 June 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. "Mr Frederick Earle Winchcombe (1855-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
3. "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette (407). 5 August 1905. p. 5403. Retrieved 2 August 2020 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1905 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2020.