A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hastings and Macleay on 1 March 1900 because Edmund Barton (Protectionist) resigned to travel to London with Alfred Deakin and Charles Kingston to explain the federation bill to the British Government.[1] Francis Clarke was the former member who had resigned in 1898 to allow Barton to re-enter parliament.[2]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 February 1900 | Edmund Barton resigned.[3] |
| 14 February 1900 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 22 February 1900 | Nominations |
| 1 March 1900 | Polling day |
| 15 March 1900 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protectionist | Francis Clarke | 616 | 47.3 | ||
| Independent | Hugh Bridson | 413 | 31.7 | ||
| Independent | Percival Basche | 273 | 21.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 1,302 | 98.7 | |||
| Informal votes | 17 | 1.3 | |||
| Turnout | 1,319 | 53.9 | |||
| Protectionist hold | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Barton, Sir Edmund (Toby) (1849–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1898 Hastings and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ "Sir Edmund Barton GCMG (1849–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 137. 14 February 1900. p. 1289. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1900 Hastings and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.