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1896 Cowra colonial by-election

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Election result for Cowra, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cowra on 2 April 1896 because of the death of Denis Donnelly (Protectionist).

Dates

Date	Event
14 March 1896	Denis Donnelly died.
19 March 1896	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
27 March 1896	Nominations
2 April 1896	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm
20 April 1896	Return of writ

Result

1896 Cowra by-election
Thursday 2 April
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Michael Phillips	759	61.4
	Labor	Hector Lamond	477	38.6
Total formal votes			1,236	99.5
Informal votes			6	0.5
Turnout			1,242	60.1
	Protectionist hold

See also

References

^ "Mr Denis Cornelius Joseph Donnelly (1833-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Cowra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 223. 19 March 1896. p. 2031. Retrieved 30 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1896 Cowra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 August 2020.

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