1902 Balmain South state by-election

Election result for Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Balmain South on 6 December 1902 because of the resignation of Sydney Law from Labour NSW and the parliament.1016 Mr Sydney James Law (1856-1939) Yes 8 May 2019 Following the 1901 election, the Progressive Party had formed a government with the support of Labour. In 1902 a man named Moss Friedman had been found guilty by a jury, however the judge disagreed with the guilty verdict. The Attorney General, Bernhard Wise, remitted Friedman's sentence and Joseph Carruthers, the Leader of the Opposition, moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly to censure Wise. Law voted in support of the motion despite a Labour decision to oppose it.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145879364 Law and disorder The Worker 22 November 1902 6 August 2020 4 Trove Law chose to resign and recontest the seat as an Independent Labour NSW candidate. Dates Date Event 30 October 1902 Vote on censure motion in Legislative Assembly/ 18 November 1902 Sydney Law resigned. 19 November 1902 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219914406 Writ of election: Balmain South New South Wales Government Gazette 674 19 November 1902 2 August 2020 8413 Trove 28 November 1902 Nominations 6 December 1902 Polling day 15 December 1902 Return of writ Result [[1902 Balmain South state by-election|1902 Balmain South by-election]]Wednesday 16 August1902 Balmain South by-election 1901 Balmain South_1 2 August 2020 Independent Labour NSW Sydney Law (re-elected) 1,387 57.9 Labour NSW Hugh Byers 1,006 42.1 2,388 99.3 +0.3 16 0.7 -0.3 2,404 58.9based on a roll of 4,082 at the 1901 election.Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election Green 1901 Balmain South|1901 Balmain South 14 March 2020 -10.1 Independent Labour NSW Labour NSW No Sydney Law resigned from Labour NSW and the parliament, recontesting the seat as an Independent Labour NSW candidate. See also Electoral results for the district of Balmain South List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1902 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1900s in New South Wales Category:December 1902 in Australia