1894 Bathurst colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election for the seat of Bathurst in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 August 1894 because Sydney Smith (Free Trade) had been appointed Secretary for Mines and Agriculture in the Reid ministry.The Hon. Sydney Smith (1856–1934) 999 Yes 23 June 2019 Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and four ministers were re-elected unopposed, James Brunker (East Maitland), Joseph Carruthers (St George), Jacob Garrard (Sherbrooke) and James Young (The Manning). A poll was required in Bathurst, Hartley (Joseph Cook), Singleton (Albert Gould) and Sydney-King (George Reid) however all were comfortably re-elected.1894 to 1895 by-elections 1894 ByElections 2021-04-21 Dates Date Event 17 July 1894 1894 New South Wales colonial election 3 August 1894 Reid ministry appointed.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222188942 Appointment of ministers New South Wales Government Gazette 506 3 August 1894 2020-09-25 4891 Trove 4 August 1894 Writ of election issued by the Governor.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222188949 Writ of election: Bathurst New South Wales Government Gazette 507 4 August 1894 2021-04-20 4895 TroveOrdinarily the writ for a by-election would be issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, however the ministers were appointed before Parliament convened and the writs were issued by the Governor. 9 August 1894 Day of nomination 11 August 1894 Polling day 24 August 1894 Return of writ Result [[1894 Bathurst colonial by-election|1894 Bathurst by-election]]Saturday 11 August1894 Bathurst by-election 1894 Bathurst_1 2020-09-25 Free Trade Sydney Smith (re-elected) 951 77.4 +27.7 Independent Labour NSW James Walker 277 22.6 +10.6 1,228 99.1 +0.1 11 0.9 -0.1 1,239 51.5Estimate based on a roll of 2,031 at the 1894 election.Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election Green 1894 Bathurst -32.7 free trade No Sydney Smith (Free Trade) was appointed Secretary for Mines and Agriculture in the Reid ministry. See also Electoral results for the district of Bathurst List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References Results of the 1894 New South Wales colonial election Green 1894 Bathurst 1894 Bathurst 22 November 2019 expanded Category:1894 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1890s in New South Wales Category:August 1894 in Australia