1891 Wellington colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia April 2021 April 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wellington on 29 May 1891 because of the death of David Ferguson (Protectionist).Mr David Alexander Ferguson (1844-1891) 840 Yes 21 May 2019 Dates Date Event 5 May 1891 David Ferguson died. 12 May 1891 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article222094364 Writ of election: Wellington New South Wales Government Gazette 299 12 May 1891 2021-04-30 3571 Trove 22 May 1891 Nominations 29 May 1891 Polling day 1 June 1891 Declaration of the poll.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228176989 Wellington: declaration of the poll The Australian Star 2 June 1891 1 May 2021 6 Trove 6 June 1891 The Legislative Assembly was dissolved, and writs were issued by the Governor to proceed with a general election. 11 June 1891 Return of writ 20 June 1891 Poll at Wellington Candidates Michael O'Halloran was the proprietor of the Wellington Times and Australian Industrial Liberator, founded to support the labour movement, and one of the pioneers of the Labour Electoral League, that would become the Labour Party.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16782224 Mr M C O'Halloran The Sydney Morning Herald 1 June 1931 1 May 2021 10 Trove Alexander Riddel was a former minister, proprietor of the Broken Hill Times, advocate for a single tax,https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235882406 A new party The Daily Telegraph 1 January 1891 1 May 2021 3 Trove and another of the pioneers of the Labour Electoral Leaguehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article16518705 Obituary: Rev Alexander Riddel The Sydney Morning Herald 22 December 1928 1 May 2021 14 Trove He had previously stood as a Free Trade candidate at the 1889 election for Inverell.1889 Inverell 2021-05-01 Thomas Quirk was the manager of flour mills owned by the former member David Ferguson and was an alderman on the Wellington Council.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article111281930 Mr Thomas Quirk Freeman's Journal 17 December 1908 1 May 2021 32 Trove Thomas York was a stock and station agent in Wellington and a former Mayor of Wellington.Mr Thomas Henry York (1850-1910) 934 Yes 23 June 2019https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235857658 Mr T H York The Daily Telegraph 2 July 1891 1 May 2021 3 Trove Both O'Halloran and Riddel claimed to represent the Labour Party and engaged in a public dispute as to who had been chosen by the unions to represent the workers of Wellington.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235862253 Sinking the fiscal issue The Daily Telegraph 3721 2 June 1891 1 May 2021 3 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235854004 Mr Riddel sneaks in a cheap electioneering address The Daily Telegraph 10 June 1891 1 May 2021 7 Trovehttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article235847488 The Wellington election The Daily Telegraph 11 June 1891 1 May 2021 3 Trove Antony Green labeled O'Halloran as a Protectionist and Riddel as a Free Trader, which reflects their positions on the fiscal issue, one of the issues which would divide the Labour Party following the 1891 election. Result [[1891 Wellington colonial by-election|1891 Wellington by-election]]Friday 29 May1891 Wellington by-election 1889 Wellington_1 2021-04-01 protectionist Thomas York (elected) 292 31.0 protectionist Thomas Quirk 285 30.2 Labour NSW Michael O'Halloran 221 23.4 Labour NSW Alexander Riddel 145 15.4 943 100.0 +3.3 0 0.0 -3.3 943 58.5 +1.9 protectionist No David Ferguson (protectionist) died. Aftermath York did not get to take his seat as parliament was prorogued the day after the declaration of the poll, and dissolved on 6 June for a general election. York, Quirk and O'Halloran each contested the election on 20 June, with similar results, York was elected with a slightly increased margin.1891 Wellington 2021-05-01 See also Electoral results for the district of Wellington List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1891 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1890s in New South Wales