1895 Rylstone colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 1895 Rylstone colonial by-election New South Wales 1895 Legislative Popular no 1895 10 14 y Electoral district of Rylstone in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales 1895 New South Wales colonial election 1895 1898 New South Wales colonial election 1898 69.6% John Fitzpatrick FTP Free Trade Party 659 51.4% William Wall x160px Protectionist Party 608 47.5% MP John Fitzpatrick Free Trade John Fitzpatrick Free Trade A by-election for the seat of Rylstone in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 October 1895 because the Committee of Elections and Qualifications declared that the election of John Fitzpatrick at the election for Rylstone in July, with a margin of 6 votes, was void because of gross negligence by the returning officer by not initialing 266 ballot papers (19.6%). Dates Date Event 24 July 1895 Rylstone election.Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election Green 1895 Rylstone 3 September 1895 William Wall filed a petition against the election.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224299981 Petition against the election of John Fitzpatrick New South Wales Government Gazette 607 10 September 1895 2021-04-17 5893–4 Trove 18 September 1895 Rylstone election declared void.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14017355 The election for Rylstone The Sydney Morning Herald 19 September 1895 17 April 2021 3 Trove 24 September 1895 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224301048 Writ of election: Rylstone New South Wales Government Gazette 639 25 September 1895 2021-04-17 6213 Trove 3 October 1895 Nominations 14 October 1895 Polling day 31 October 1895 Return of writ Result [[1895 Rylstone colonial by-election|1895 Rylstone by-election]]Monday 14 October1895 Rylstone by-election 1895 Rylstone_1 2021-04-17 free trade John Fitzpatrick (elected) 659 51.4 protectionist William Wall 608 47.5 independent labour nsw Thomas WilliamsThomas Williams withdrew prior to the poll.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123934983 Rylstone The Maitland Daily Mercury 15 October 1895 17 April 2021 8 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article66448137 The Rylstone election Windsor and Richmond Gazette 19 October 1895 17 April 2021 6 Trove 14 1.1 1,281 97.9 28 2.1 1,309 69.6Estimate based on a roll of 1,882 at the July 1895 election.Results of the 1895 New South Wales colonial election Green 1895 Rylstone|1895 Rylstone 22 November 2019 Free Trade Protectionist No The election for Rylstone in July was declared void. See also Electoral results for the district of Rylstone List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1895 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1890s in New South Wales