1903 Waratah state by-election

Election result for Waratah, New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waratah on 5 December 1903 because of the resignation of Arthur Griffith (Labour NSW) to unsuccessfully contest a seat in the Senate at the 1903 federal election.Mr Arthur Hill Griffith (1861-1946) 1079 Yes 11 May 2019 Dates Date Event 18 November 1903 Arthur Griffith resigned. 19 November 1903 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226369701 Writ of election: Waratah Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 604 19 November 1903 2021-04-12 8540 Trove 27 November 1903 Nominations 5 December 1903 Polling day 16 December 1903 Federal election 18 December 1903 Return of writ Result [[1903 Waratah state by-election|1903 Waratah by-election]]Saturday 5 December1903 Waratah by-election 1901 Waratah_1 2021-04-12 Labour NSW Matthew Charlton 1,085 67.6 +8.7 Independent John Gilbert 519 32.4 4,604 99.4 +0.1 9 0.6 -0.1 1,613 61.9Estimate based on a roll of 2,607 at the 1901 election.Results of the 1901 New South Wales state election Green 1901 Waratah|1901 Waratah 14 March 2020 -10.1 Labour NSW Arthur Griffith (Labour NSW) resigned to unsuccessfully contest a seat in the Senate at the 1903 federal election. See also Electoral results for the district of Waratah List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1903 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1900s in New South Wales Category:December 1903 in Australia