1894 Willoughby colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election for the seat of Willoughby in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 30 November 1894 because Joseph Cullen (Free Trade) was forced to resign because he was bankrupt.

Dates

Date	Event
20 November 1894	Joseph Cullen resigned.
21 November 1894	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
21 November 1894	Joseph Cullen declared bankrupt.
27 November 1894	Day of nomination
30 November 1894	Polling day
6 December 1894	Return of writ

1894 Willoughby by-election
Friday 30 November
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Edward Clark (elected)	453	39.5
	Free Trade	Joseph Cullen (defeated)	393	34.2
	Free Trade	George Howarth	301	26.2
	Independent	Hugh McKinnon	1	0.1
Total formal votes			1,148	99.2
Informal votes			9	0.8
Turnout			1,157	48.7	−15.6
	Free Trade hold

^ "Mr Joseph Francis Cullen (1849-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Willoughby". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 781. 6 February 1894. p. 7393. Retrieved 19 April 2021 – via Trove.
"In bankruptcy: re Joseph Cullen". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 792. 27 November 1894. p. 7493. Retrieved 19 April 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1894 Willoughby by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Green, Antony. "1894 Willoughby". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

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