1888 Paddington 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 Paddington on 12 January 1888 because William Trickett (Free Trade) was appointed to the Legislative Council.816 Yes Mr William Joseph Trickett (1843-1916) 26 June 2019 Dates Date Event 23 December 1887 William Trickett resigned. 28 December 1887 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219932002 Writ of election: Paddington New South Wales Government Gazette 751 28 December 1887 10 May 2021 8569 Trove 30 December 1887 William Trickett appointed to Legislative Council.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219932034 Summoned to the Legislative Council of New South Wales New South Wales Government Gazette 760 30 December 1887 10 May 2021 8609 Trove 9 January 1888 Nominations 12 January 1888 Polling day 14 January 1888 Return of writ Candidates William Allen (Protectionist) was a soap manufacturer. His brother Alfred was one of the sitting Free Trade members for Paddington Charles Cansdell (Free Trade) was a barrister, former Crown Prosecutor and Acting Judge of the District Court. This was his third and final time as a candidate, having previously been unsuccessful in 1877 (Windsor) and 1885 (Paddington).Index to Candidates: Burney to Carlos CandidateIndexes CandidateIndex9 2021-05-10 Charles Hellmrich (Free Trade) was an architect, alderman in the Paddington Municipal Council and former Mayor of Paddington.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14474448 Death of Mr Charles Hellmrich The Sydney Morning Herald 2 August 1902 10 May 2021 7 Trove This was his second of three attempts for Paddington, having previously been unsuccessful in 1885 (Paddington). He stood unsuccessfully for a final time in 1891.Index to Candidates: Heferen to Hitchens CandidateIndexes CandidateIndex26 2021-05-10 Edward Knapp (Free Trade) was a surveyor and member of the Local Option League. This was the only time he stood for parliament.Index to Candidates: King to Lamont CandidateIndexes CandidateIndex31 2021-05-10 Result [[1888 Paddington colonial by-election|1888 Paddington by-election]]Thursday 12 January1888 Paddington by-election 1887 Paddington_1 2021-05-10 Protectionist William Allen (elected) 1,696 40.6 Free Trade Charles Hellmrich 1,682 40.2 Free Trade Edward Knapp 612 14.6 Free Trade Charles Cansdell 192 4.6 4,182 97.7 98 2.3 4,280 51.1 Protectionist Free Trade No William Trickett (Free Trade) was appointed to the Legislative Council. Aftermath With a margin of just 14 votes, Charles Hellmrich challenged the result in the Elections and Qualifications Committee.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article219938934 Petition: election for Paddington New South Wales Government Gazette 113 15 February 1888 8 May 2021 1281 Trove The Committee consisted of 2 Free Trade members (Jacob Garrard and Albert Gould) and 3 Protectionist members (Joseph Palmer Abbott, Robert Smith and John See). The committee scrutinised the ballot papers and held that Allen was properly elected, finding that the true result was Allen 1,689, Hellmrich 1,653, Knapp 608 and Cansdell 191, formal 4,141, informal 114, total 4,255.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13664013 Meeting of the Elections and Qualifications Committee The Sydney Morning Herald 24 February 1888 10 May 2021 7 Trove See also Electoral results for the district of Paddington List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1888 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales