September 1889 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 28 September 1889 because of the resignation of Frank Farnell (Free Trade) due to financial difficulties.[1]

Dates
Date Event
19 September 1889 Frank Farnell resigned.[1]
20 September 1889 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
28 September 1889 Nominations
5 October 1889 Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
12 October 1889 Return of writ

Result
1889 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 28 September [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Frank Farnell (elected) unopposed
Free Trade hold  

See also

References
  1. "Mr Frank Farnell (1862-1929)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (301). 20 September 1889. p. 4039. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "September 1889 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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