1898 Parramatta colonial by-election

Election result for Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Parramatta on 26 October 1898 as the election of William Ferris, with a margin of 4 votes, was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to "many gross irregularities". Dates Date Event 27 July 1898 1898 New South Wales election 1 September 1898 Dowell O'Reilly filed a petition against the election.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220976662 Government Gazette Notices New South Wales Government Gazette 784 6 September 1898 11 September 2020 7155 Trove 18 October 1898 Parramatta election declared void.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14134442 The Parramatta election petition: the election declared void The Sydney Morning Herald 19 October 1898 11 September 2020 7 Trove 19 October 1898 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220979789 Writ of election: Parramatta New South Wales Government Gazette 913 19 October 1898 11 September 2020 8365 Trove 24 October 1898 Nominations 26 October 1898 Polling day 31 October 1898 Return of writ Results [[1898 Parramatta colonial by-election|1898 Parramatta by-election]]Wednesday 26 October1898 Parramatta by-election 1898 Parramatta_1 21 September 2019 Protectionist William Ferris (re-elected) 1,035 54.8 +10.0 Free Trade Dowell O'Reilly 853 45.2 +0.6 1,888 99.7 +0.4 5 0.3 -0.4 1,893 67.6 -2.6 independent Protectionist Protectionist The election of William Ferris was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to "many gross irregularities". Ferris was not the endorsed candidate for the 1898 election, however was endorsed for the by-election. See also Electoral results for the district of Parramatta List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Parramatta Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1890s in New South Wales