1887 South Sydney colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia May 2021 May 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of South Sydney on 4 June 1887 because Bernhard Wise (Free Trade) was appointed Attorney General in the fourth Parkes ministry.Mr Bernhard Ringrose Wise (1858-1916) 1039 Yes 13 May 2019 Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested. Most of the ministry was not required to face a by-election as they had been appointed prior to the general election in February 1887. William Foster had been the Attorney General however he resigned on the ground that he had been promised an appointment to the Supreme Court and Henry Stephen had been appointed instead.Martha Rutledge Foster, William John (1831–1909) foster-william-john-3560 2021-05-08 Dates Date Event 18 May 1887 William Foster resigned as Attorney General. 27 May 1887 Bernhard Wise appointed Attorney General. 31 May 1887 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224297747 Writ of election: South Sydney New South Wales Government Gazette 315 1887 2021-05-08 3657 Trove 2 June 1887 Nominations 4 June 1887 Polling day 7 June 1887 Return of writ Result <includeonly></includeonly>1887 South Sydney by-electionSaturday 4 June1887 South Sydney by-election 1887 South Sydney_1 2021-05-08 Free Trade Bernhard Wise (re-elected) 2,618 50.4 Protectionist William Traill 2,578 49.6 5,196 99.1 49 0.9 5,245 53.9 Free Trade No Bernhard Wise (Free Trade) was appointed Attorney General in the fourth Parkes ministry. Aftermath With a margin of just 40 votes, William Traill challenged the result in the Elections and Qualifications Committee.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224298440 Petition: election for South Sydney New South Wales Government Gazette 339 13 June 1887 8 May 2021 3921 Trove The Committee consisted of 2 Free Trade members (William Trickett and Charles Garland) and 3 Protectionist members (James Garvan, Thomas Slattery and Henry Clarke).https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13660727 Meeting of the Elections and Qualifications Committee of the Legislative Assembly The Sydney Morning Herald 17 June 1887 8 May 2021 7 Trove The committee scrutinised the ballot papers and held that Wise was properly elected, finding that the true result was Wise 2,611, Traill 2,571, formal 5,182, informal 62, total 5,244. See also Electoral results for the district of South Sydney List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1887 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1890s in New South Wales