1892 East Macquarie colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia September 2020 September 2020 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 13 August 1892 because James Tonkin (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222109801 In Bankruptcy: James Ebenezer Tonkin New South Wales Government Gazette 538 26 July 1892 4 September 2020 6102 TroveMr James Ebenezer Tonkin (1835-1906) 693 Yes 10 June 2019 Dates Date Event 21 July 1892 James Tonkin declared bankrupt, and resigned. 26 July 1892 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222109863 Writ of election: East Macquarie New South Wales Government Gazette 540 26 July 1892 4 September 2020 6147 Trove 3 August 1892 Nominations 13 August 1892 Polling day 27 August 1892 Return of writ Result [[1892 East Macquarie colonial by-election|1892 East Macquarie by-election]]Saturday 13 August1892 East Macquarie by-election 1891 MacquarieEast_1 4 September 2020 Free Trade James Tonkin (re-elected) 845 61.5 Protectionist John Boyd 528 38.5 1,373 97.6 -1.9 33 2.4 +1.9 1,406 54.1Estimate based on an electoral roll of 2,600 at the 1891 election.Results of the 1891 New South Wales colonial election Green 1891 East Macquarie|1891 East Macquarie 12 April 2020 -8.3 Free Trade No James Tonkin (Free Trade) resigned due to bankruptcy. See also Electoral results for the district of East Macquarie List of New South Wales state by-elections Note References expanded Category:1892 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales Category:August 1892 in Australia