1898 Narrabri colonial by-election

none April 2021 April 2021 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election New South Wales parliamentary no 1895 New South Wales colonial election 1895 3 June 1898 1898 New South Wales colonial election July 1898 1,9261895roll 60.4% ( 4.8)1895roll Electoral district of Narrabri in theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly 150x150px Hugh Ross Labour 382 32.8% 3.0 PRO George Dale Protectionist Party 357 30.7% 30.7pro1895 MP Charles Collins Free Trade Hugh Ross Labour The 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election was held on 3 June 1898 to elect the member for Narrabri in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Free Trade MP Charles Collins.NARRABRI ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66698481 The Inquirer and Commercial News 9 January 2025 10 6 May 1898 The vote was held on the same day as a by-election in Sydney-Fitzroy and a statewide referendum on the subject of federation.FITZROY ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31365720 Queanbeyan Age 8 January 2025 2 8 June 1898Referendum Day https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123672343 The Maitland Daily Mercury 9 January 2025 2 3 June 1898 The by-election was won by Labour Electoral League candidate Hugh Ross with 32.8% of the vote. He retained the seat 54 days later at the New South Wales colonial election on 27 July 1898. Key dates 12 April 1898 – Charles Collins died 2 May 1898 – Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyWRIT OF ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222506825 New South Wales Government Gazette 9 January 2025 3409 2 May 1898 13 May 1898 – Candidate nominations 3 June 1898 – Election day 10 June 1898 – Return of writ Result [[1898 Narrabri colonial by-election|1898 Narrabri by-election]]Green Antony Narrabri - By-election 1898 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/Narrabri_1.htm Parliament of New South Wales 9 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230131004240/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/Narrabri_1.htm 31 January 2023 Labour NSW Hugh Ross 382 32.8 -3.0 protectionist George Dale 357 30.7 +30.7pro1895 At the 1895 election, the only Protectionist candidate − Job Sheldon − received 24.2% of the vote, meaning the combined Protectionist vote at the 1898 by-election (47.7%) was an increase of 23.5%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, George Dale had a positive swing of 6.5%, while Robert Barton had a negative swing of 7.2%. protectionist Robert Barton 198 17.0 +17.0pro1895 Free Trade Gulielmus Williams 141 12.1 +12.1ftp1895 At the 1895 election, the only Free Trade candidate − Charles Collins − received 40.1% of the vote, meaning the combined Free Trade vote at the 1898 by-election (19.5%) was a decrease of 20.6%. If compared to Sheldon's candidacy, Gulielmus Williams had a negative swing of 28%, while Thomas McGee had a negative swing of 32.7%. Free Trade Thomas McGee 86 7.4 +7.4ftp1895 1,164 100.0 +0.3 0 0.0 -0.3 1,164 60.41895roll Estimate based on a roll of 1,926 at the 1895 election.Green Antony Narrabri - 1895 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/Narrabri.htm Parliament of New South Wales 9 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20230715193941/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/Narrabri.htm 15 July 2023 +4.8 Labour NSW Free Trade No See also Electoral results for the district of Narrabri List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1898 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections