1896 Lachlan colonial by-election

Election result for Lachlan, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Lachlan on 2 April 1896 because of the bankruptcy of James Carroll (Protectionist).

Dates

Date	Event
3 September 1896	James Carroll resigned from the Legislative Assembly.
4 September 1896	James Carroll made bankrupt.
4 September 1896	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
11 September 1896	Nominations
18 September 1896	Polling day
2 October 1896	Return of writ

1896 Lachlan by-election
Friday 11 September
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	James Carroll	unopposed
	Protectionist hold

^ Green, Antony. "1896 Lachlan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
^ "Mr James George Carroll (1855-1927)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
"In bankruptcy: James George Carroll". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 724. 11 September 1896. p. 6355. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Trove.
"Writ of election: Lachlan". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 702. 4 September 1896. p. 6189. Retrieved 1 October 2020 – via Trove.

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