A by-election for the seat of Sydney-King in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 11 August 1894 because George Reid (Free Trade) had been appointed Premier and Colonial Treasurer, forming the Reid ministry.[1][2] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and four ministers were re-elected unopposed, James Brunker (East Maitland), Joseph Carruthers (St George), Jacob Garrard (Sherbrooke) and James Young (The Manning). A poll was required in Bathurst (Sydney Smith), Hartley (Joseph Cook), Singleton (Albert Gould) and Sydney-King however all were comfortably re-elected.[3]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 17 July 1894 | 1894 New South Wales colonial election |
| 3 August 1894 | Reid ministry appointed.[4] |
| 4 August 1894 | Writ of election issued by the Governor.[5][a] |
| 8 August 1894 | Day of nomination |
| 11 August 1894 | Polling day |
| 24 August 1894 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Trade | George Reid (re-elected) | 801 | 80.3 | +19.4 | |
| Independent | Adolphus Taylor | 190 | 19.0 | ||
| Independent | Harry Foran | 6 | 0.6 | ||
| Total formal votes | 997 | 99.4 | +1.0 | ||
| Informal votes | 6 | 0.6 | -1.0 | ||
| Turnout | 1,003 | 53.0 [b] | -19.3 | ||
| Free Trade hold | |||||
See also edit
Notes edit
- ^ Ordinarily the writ for a by-election would be issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, however the ministers were appointed before Parliament convened and the writs were issued by the Governor.
- ^ Estimate based on a roll of 1,892 at the 1894 election.[6]
References edit
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-King by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Sir George Houston Reid (1845–1918)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 to 1895 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- ^ "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 506. 3 August 1894. p. 4891. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Sydney-King". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 507. 4 August 1894. p. 4893. Retrieved 20 April 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Sydney-King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.