1898 Sydney-Fitzroy colonial by-election

none April 2021 April 2021 1898 Sydney-Fitzroy colonial by-election New South Wales parliamentary no 1895 New South Wales colonial election 1895 3 June 1898 1898 New South Wales colonial election July 1898 2,1571895roll 66.7% ( 3.4)1895roll Electoral district of Sydney-Fitzroy in theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly John Norton, newspaper owner, 1898 (cropped).jpg 150 120 160 20 20 center John Norton Protectionist Party 617 43.2% 43.2 Free Trade Party Henry Chapman Free Trade Party 546 38.2% 2.2 MP John McElhone Ind. Free Trade John Norton Protectionist Party The 1898 Sydney-Fitzroy colonial by-election was held on 3 June 1898 to elect the member for Sydney-Fitzroy in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Independent Free Trade MP John McElhone.DEATH OF MR. J. McELHONE M.L.A. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/88070408 Kalgoorlie Miner 8 January 2025 8 7 May 1898Death of John McElhone https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/264000233 The Bligh Watchman and Coonabarabran Gazette 8 January 2025 2 11 May 1898 The vote was held on the same day as a by-election in Narrabri and a statewide referendum on the subject of federation.NARRABRI ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/66698481 The Inquirer and Commercial News 9 January 2025 10 6 May 1898Referendum Day https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123672343 The Maitland Daily Mercury 9 January 2025 2 3 June 1898 The by-election was won by Protectionist candidate John Norton, who defeated Free Trade candidate Henry Chapman and fellow Protectionist candidates Patrick Dorahy and William Martin.FITZROY ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/31365720 Queanbeyan Age 8 January 2025 2 8 June 1898 Norton lost the seat 54 days later at the New South Wales colonial election on 27 July 1898, when it was gained by Chapman with 51.2% of the vote.DEFEAT OF MR. JOHN NORTON https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/14139537 Sydney Morning Herald 8 January 2025 8 28 July 1898Norton John THE FITZROY ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/239564232 The Daily Telegraph 8 January 2025 6 1 August 1898 Key dates 6 May 1898 – John McElhone died 18 May 1898 – Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative AssemblyWRIT OF ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/222510986 New South Wales Government Gazette 8 January 2025 3877 18 May 1898 27 May 1898 – Candidate nominationsTHE FITZROY ELECTION https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/78717125 Singleton Argus 8 January 2025 3 19 May 1898 3 June 1898 – Election day 10 June 1898 – Return of writ Result [[1898 Sydney-Fitzroy colonial by-election|1898 Sydney-Fitzroy by-election]]Green Antony Sydney-Fitzroy - By-election 1898 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/SydneyFitzroy_1.htm Parliament of New South Wales 8 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240529125026/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/SydneyFitzroy_1.htm 29 May 2024 protectionist John Norton 617 43.2 +43.2 free trade Henry Chapman 546 38.2 +2.2 protectionist Patrick Dorahy 166 11.6 +11.6 protectionist William Martin 99 6.9 +6.9 1,428 99.3 +0.0 10 0.7 +0.0 1,438 66.71895roll Estimate based on a roll of 2,157 at the 1895 election.Green Antony Sydney-Fitzroy - 1895 https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/SydneyFitzroy.htm Parliament of New South Wales 8 January 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20240613123745/https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/electionresults18562007/1895/SydneyFitzroy.htm 13 June 2024 +3.4 Protectionist Independent Free Trade No See also Electoral results for the district of Sydney-Fitzroy List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1898 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections