1894 Grenfell colonial election re-count

By-election in New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021In October 1894, the Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count of the 1894 Grenfell election, in which George Greene (Free Trade) had been declared elected by a margin of 2 votes over Michael Loughnane (Labour NSW).1894 Grenfell 9 April 2020 The Elections and Qualifications Committee consisted of 9 members, 5 Free Trade (Thomas Bavister, William McMillan, Philip Morton, Varney Parkes and Bernhard Wise) and four Protectionist (Paddy Crick, James Gormly, James Hayes, and Francis Wright).Sir Joseph Palmer Abbott Joseph Palmer Abbott Speaker New South Wales Legislative Assembly https://api.parliament.nsw.gov.au/api/hansard/search/daily/searchablepdf/HANSARD-290296563-10938 pdf Elections and Qualifications Committee 8 1894-09-07 2020-09-19 The committee declared that George Greene (Free Trade) had not been elected the member for Grenfell, however no by-election was conducted. Instead the committee declared that Michael Loughnane (Labour NSW) based on its own count of the result. Dates Date Event 17 July 1894 1894 Grenfell election 7 August 1894 George Green sworn in as member for Grenfell Elections and Qualifications Committee appointed. 26 September 1894 Petition lodged by Michael Loughnane.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220938973 Grenfell petition New South Wales Government Gazette 654 9 October 1894 19 September 2020 6375 Trove 9 October 1894 Petition referred to the Elections and Qualifications Committee. 25 October 1894 Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that Michael Loughlane had been elected. Result [[1894 Grenfell colonial election re-count|1894 Grenfell election re-count]]Thursday 25 Octoberhttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13973910 The Grenfell election: return of Mr Loughnane. The Sydney Morning Herald 26 October 1894 19 September 2020 3 Trove Labour NSW Michael Loughnane 525 36.3 +0.3 free trade George Greene 516 35.7 -0.4 protectionist Robert Vaughn 330 22.8 +0.2 Independent John Williams 75 5.2 -0.1 1,446 97.0 -0.7 45calc Calculated on the assumption that the total number of votes did not change. 3.0 +0.7 1,491 71.0 Change Change is compared to the previously declared count for the election. labour nsw free trade No The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count of the 1894 Grenfell election and declared that George Greene (Free Trade) had not been elected the member for Grenfell. No by-election was conducted, instead the committee declared that Michael Loughnane (Labour NSW) had been elected. Aftermath This was the 6th and final occasion on which the Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the result of an election without ordering a fresh election.the 5 previous occasions were Northumberland Boroughs (1856), Hastings (1870), Mudgee (1879), Young (1885) and Canterbury (1891). A public meeting at Grenfell expressed indignation at the unfairness of the decision. The meeting called for the abolition of the parliamentary Elections and Qualifications Committee and its replacement by a tribunal outside of parliament.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13984234 Elections and Qualifications Committee: Indignation meeting at Grenfell The Sydney Morning Herald 13 November 1894 19 September 2020 5 Trove The committee continued however until 1928 when the Court of Disputed Returns was established as a special jurisdiction of the Supreme Court.NSW num_act peaea1928n55489 Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment Act 1928. Michael Loughnane only held the seat for 8 months, as he did not stand for the 1895 Grenfell election and George Greene regained the seat.1895 Grenfell 8 April 2020 See also Electoral results for the district of Grenfell 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:October 1894 in Australia