1891 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 29 August 1891 because of the death of Robert Ritchie (Free Trade).Mr Robert Adam Ritchie (1836-1891) 704 Yes 16 June 2019 Dates Date Event 16 August 1891 Robert Ritchie died. 20 August 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222127378 Writ of election: Central Cumberland New South Wales Government Gazette 543 20 August 1891 26 August 2020 6463 Trove 22 August 1891 Nominations 29 August 1891 Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm 8 September 1891 Return of writ Result <includeonly></includeonly>1891 Central Cumberland by-electionSaturday 29 August1891 Central Cumberland by-election 1891 Central Cumberland_1 26 August 2020 free trade Jacob Garrard (elected) 1,674 39.3 Labour NSW John Marshall 904 21.2 protectionist John Gannon 679 16.0 protectionist Cyrus Fuller 403 9.5 free trade Thomas Taylor 324 7.6 free trade William Brodie 272 6.4 4,256 97.5 109 2.5 4,365 44.0 Free Trade No Robert Ritchie (Free Trade) died. See also Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1891 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1890s in New South Wales