1903 East Sydney by-election

March 2024 April 2022 1903 East Sydney by-election no 2,073 (15.06%) 1903 1903 Australian federal election 18 August 1903 1901 1901 Australian federal election Parliamentary The East Sydney seat in the House of Representatives Free Trade Party John Blake Independent (politician) 4.68% 96 4.68 13,763 George Reid 1,697 259 George Reid Free Trade Party George Reid MP 12.62 12.62% Protectionist Party George Reid cph.3c31684.jpg Protectionist Party PROT William Maguire 14.67 82.70% Free Trade Party Australia Independent INDA by-election was held for the Australian House of Representatives electorate of East Sydney in New South Wales on 4 September 1903, a Friday. It was triggered by the resignation of George Reid on 18 August 1903. The writ for the by-election was issued on 20 August, nominations for candidates closed on 27 August. Background At the time of his resignation, Reid was the leader of the Free Trade Party and the first Australian Opposition Leader. He resigned in protest on the day that a bill was passed in the parliament regarding the allocation of electoral boundaries for the state of New South Wales.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article24831396 FEDERAL POLITICS. The West Australian Perth 19 August 1903 30 August 2011 7 National Library of Australia Results East Sydney by-election, 1903 Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82 1983 Australian Electoral Commission Canberra George Reid Free Trade 1,697 82.70 +14.67 William Maguire Protectionist 259 12.62 +12.62 John Blake Independent 96 4.68 +4.68 2,052 98.99 +2.32 21 1.01 −2.32 13,763 2,073 15.06 −46.65 Free Trade +14.67 Aftermath Reid was returned as member for East Sydney with an increased majority. He was the first member of the House of Representatives to resign, and was the only person in federal parliamentary history to win back their own seat in a by-election after resigning until John Alexander did the same at the Bennelong by-election. References See also List of Australian federal by-elections Category:1903 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales federal by-elections Category:1900s in Sydney Category:August 1903 in Australia