1899 Boorowa colonial by-election

Election result for Boorowa, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Boorowa on 30 September 1899 because Kenneth Mackay (Protectionist) resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.

Dates

Date	Event
15 September 1899	Kenneth Mackay resigned from the Legislative Assembly.
16 September 1899	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
23 September 1899	Nominations
30 September 1899	Polling day
9 October 1899	Return of writ

1899 Boorowa by-election
Saturday 10 November
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	Niels Nielsen (elected)	539	53.0	+15.2
	Protectionist	George Waddell	478	47.0	−15.2
Total formal votes			1,017	97.8	−0.9
Informal votes			23	2.2	+0.9
Turnout			1,040	45.6	−15.4
	Labour gain from Protectionist		Swing	+15.2

^ "Major-General James Alexander Kenneth Mackay". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
"Writ of election: Boorowa". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 747. 16 September 1899. p. 7018. Retrieved 16 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1899 Boorowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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