1900 Ashfield colonial by-election

Election result for Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 10 November 1900 because Bernhard Wise (Protectionist) had been appointed to the Legislative Council.

Dates

Date	Event
30 October 1900	Bernhard Wise appointed to the Legislative Council.
31 October 1900	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
7 November 1900	Nominations
10 November 1900	Polling day
16 November 1900	Return of writ

1900 Ashfield by-election
Saturday 10 November
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	Frederick Winchcombe	968	60.4	+10.5
	Protectionist	John Watkin	634	39.6	−10.5
Total formal votes			1,602	100.0	+0.4
Informal votes			0	0.0	−0.4
Turnout			1,602	45.5	−20.4
	Free Trade gain from Protectionist		Swing	+10.5

^ "Mr Bernhard Ringrose Wise (1858-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. 31 October 1900. p. 8583.
"The Ashfield seat. Mr Wise's translation, issue of the writ". The Daily Telegraph. 31 October 1900. p. 8. Retrieved 5 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1900 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
Green, Antony. "1899 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2021.

v t e By-elections of the 18th New South Wales parliament (1898–1901)
1898	Glebe Hastings and Macleay Parramatta
1899	Northumberland Ashfield Boorowa The Hume
1900	Hastings and Macleay Sydney-Phillip Canterbury (June) Uralla-Walcha (June) Bathurst Canterbury (July) Bourke Uralla-Walcha (October) Ashfield
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