1893 Macleay colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Macleay on 29 May 1893 because of the resignation of Otho Dangar (Protectionist) due to insolvency.

Dates

Date	Event
5 May 1893	Otho Dangar resigned.
8 May 1893	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
22 May 1893	Nominations.
29 May 1893	Polling day
5 June 1893	Return of writ

1893 The Macleay by-election
Monday 29 May
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protectionist	Francis Clarke (elected)	1,035	55.0
	Ind. Protectionist	Otho Dangar (defeated)	846	45.0
Total formal votes			1,881	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			1,881	59.8
	Protectionist gain from Ind. Protectionist		Swing

^ "Mr Otho Orde Dangar (1842-1923)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
"Writ of election: Macleay". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 303. 8 May 1893. p. 3579. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Trove.
"The Macleay nomination". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 May 1893. p. 5. Retrieved 23 April 2021 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1893 Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
Green, Antony. "1891 Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.

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