1903 Moree state by-election

none April 2021 April 2021 1903 Moree state by-election New South Wales parliamentary no 1901 New South Wales state election 1901 12 December 1903 1904 New South Wales state election 1904 12,8751901roll 39.79% ( 18.16)1901roll Electoral district of Drummoyne in theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly Liberal Reform Party (Australia) Percy Stirton Liberal Reform Party (Australia) 689 61.03% 61.03 Liberal Reform Party (Australia) IND Alfredo Zlotkowski Independent Liberal (Australia) Independent Liberal Reform 440 38.97% 38.97 MP William Webster Labour Percy Stirton Liberal Reform Party (Australia) The 1903 Moree state by-election was held on 12 December 1903 to elect the member for Moree in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the resignation of Labour Party MP William Webster, who contested the seat of Gwydir at the 1903 federal election. Labour selected Matthew Boland as its candidate, but he withdrew because he felt "too nervous".The Moree Election https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214669811 Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser 10 June 2025 2 8 December 1903 Leonard Court was subsequently chosen as Boland's replacement, but he was not officially nominated in time, preventing Labour from contesting the seat.LABOUR CANDIDATE NOT NOMINATED https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113794372 Evening News 10 June 2025 3 2 December 1903The nomination mistake https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/113797184 Evening News 10 June 2025 5 3 December 1903 Percy Stirton won the by-election for the Liberal Reform Party with 61% of the vote, defeating Independent Liberal candidate Alfredo Zlotkowski.STIRTON WINS EASILY https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214668205 Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser 10 June 2025 2 15 December 1903 This was the last contest for Moree, with the seat abolished in 1904 and largely replaced by a recreated state seat of Gwydir following the outcome of the 1903 New South Wales referendum that reduced the number of Legislative Assembly members.http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html 1904 Redistribution Atlas of New South Wales NSW Land Registry Services https://web.archive.org/web/20150623031821/http://www.atlas.nsw.gov.au/public/nsw/home/topic/article/1904-redistribution.html 23 June 2015 Key dates 18 November 1903 – William Webster resigns 19 November 1903 – Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyWRIT OF ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/226369700 Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales 10 June 2025 8539 20 November 1903 30 November 1903 – Matthew Boland withdraws as Labour candidateOnly two candidates nominated https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/237594314 The Daily Telegraph 10 June 2025 9 2 December 1903 1 December 1903 – Candidate nominations 12 December 1903 – Polling day 16 December 1903 – Federal election 23 December 1903 – Return of writ Result [[1903 Moree state by-election|1903 Moree state by-election]]Green Antony Moree - By-election 1903 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1901/Moree_1.htm Parliament of New South Wales 10 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240610082541/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1901/Moree_1.htm 10 June 2024 Liberal Reform Percy Stirton 689 61.03 +61.03 Independent Liberal Reform Alfredo Zlotkowski 440 38.97 +38.97 1,129 98.69 N/A 15 1.31 N/A 1,144 39.791901roll Estimate based on a roll of 2,875 at the 1901 election.Green Antony Moree - 1901 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1901/Moree.htm Parliament of New South Wales 10 June 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121151738/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1901/Moree.htm 21 January 2025 -18.16 Liberal Reform Labour NSW No See also Electoral results for the district of Moree List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1903 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:December 1903 in Australia