1894 Tweed colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election for the seat of Tweed in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 December 1894 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Willard (Labour NSW) was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland. Dates Date Event 15 November 1894 Elections and Qualifications Committee held that John Willard was not qualified.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13980225 Legislative Assembly: Elections and Qualifications Committee The Sydney Morning Herald 16 November 1894 24 November 2019 3 Trove 19 November 1894 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222192256 Writ of election: Tweed New South Wales Government Gazette 778 19 November 1894 24 November 2019 7379 Trove 29 November 1894 Day of nomination 6 December 1894 Polling day 20 December 1894 Return of writ Results [[1894 Tweed colonial by-election|1894 The Tweed by-election]]Thursday 6 December1894 The Tweed by-election 1894 Tweed_1 24 November 2019 Protectionist Joseph Kelly 526 50.1 +23.4 Protectionist James Garvan 418 39.8 Labour NSW James Murphy 105 10.0 Independent William Baker 1 0.1 1,050 99.2 +2.1 8 0.8 -2.1 1,058 59.1Estimate based on a roll of 1,790 at the July 1894 election.Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election Green 1894 Tweed|1894 Tweed 22 November 2019 -24.4 Protectionist Labour NSW The Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Willard (Labour NSW) was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland. See also Electoral results for the district of Tweed List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1894 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1890s in New South Wales Category:December 1894 in Australia