1906 Cootamundra state by-election

Election result for Cootamundra, New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cootamundra on 28 July 1906 because of the resignation of William Holman (Labour NSW). John Norton blamed Holman for a series of articles in The Worker commenting on Norton's unnatural silence over the land scandals involving Paddy Crick and William Willis.Michael Cannon Norton, John (1858-1916) norton-john-7863 2021-04-04https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145730967 The silence of John Norton The Worker 11 January 1906 4 April 2021 4 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145728432 Stand up, John Norton The Worker 22 February 1906 4 April 2021 4 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article145896185 John Norton goes a-scabbing The Worker 17 March 1910 4 April 2021 12 Trove Norton made a personal attack on Holman in parliament, challenging him to resign and both would contest Holman's seat of Cootamundra. The Surry Hills by-election was held the previous week. John Norton was a candidate, however he was defeated and withdrew from the contest for Cootamundra.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article127405065 The Cootamundra election Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser 24 July 1906 4 April 2021 2 Trove H. V. Evatt argues that the most likely explanation for Norton's attack was to remove Labour's best debater at a critical time.Evatt H. V. H. V. Evatt Australian Labour Leader: The Story of W.A. Holman and the Labour Movement 1954 Angus and Robertson 0207140413 131–144 Dates Date Event 5 July 1906 William Holman resigned.Mr William Arthur Holman (1871–1934) 1231 Yes 11 May 2019 6 July 1906 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226573503 Writ of election: Cootamundra New South Wales Government Gazette 189 6 July 1906 4 April 2021 3896 Trove 17 July 1906 Nominations 28 July 1906 Polling day 14 August 1906 Return of writ Result 1906 Cootamundra by-electionSaturday 28 July1906 Cootamundra by-election 1904 Cootamundra_1 2021-04-04 Labour NSW William Holman (re-elected) 2,296 57.8 0.0 Farmers and Settlers John Fitzpatrick 1,663 41.9 Independent John Norton 13 0.3 3,972 98.2 -1.0 72 1.8 +1.0 4,044 58.5Estimate based on an electoral roll of 6,916 at the 1904 election.Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election Green 1904 Cootamundra|1904 Cootamundra 18 December 2019 -6.0 Labour NSW John Norton (Independent) challenged William Holman to resign and both would contest Holman's seat of Cootamundra. See also Electoral results for the district of Cootamundra List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1906 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1900s in New South Wales