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1896 Waverley colonial by-election

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Election result for Waverley, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley on 20 February 1896 because of the death of Angus Cameron (Free Trade). This was the final election contested by Sir Henry Parkes.

Dates

Date Event
26 January 1896 Angus Cameron died.
10 February 1896 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
18 February 1896 Nominations
20 February 1896 Polling day
2 March 1896 Return of writ

Result

1896 Waverley by-election
Thursday 20 February 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Thomas Jessep (elected) 698 50.4 +6.9
Protectionist Thomas Barlow 528 38.1 +5.5
Independent Sir Henry Parkes 160 11.5
Total formal votes 1,386 99.4 +0.1
Informal votes 9 0.7 −0.2
Turnout 1,395 62.2  −2.2
Free Trade hold  

See also

Notes

  1. Estimate based on a roll of 2,242 at the 1895 election.

References

  1. ^ "Mr Angus Cameron (1847-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1896 Waverley by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: Waverley". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 96. 10 February 1896. p. 913. Retrieved 16 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1895 Waverley". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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