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1902 Sydney-Pyrmont state by-election

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Election result for Sydney-Pyrmont, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney-Pyrmont on 24 May 1902 because of the resignation of Sam Smith (Labour) to accept an appointment to the Court of Arbitration.

Dates

Date Event
26 March 1902 Sam Smith appointed to the Court of Arbitration on the recommendation of the Industrial Unions of Employees.
30 March 1902 Sam Smith resigned.
3 May 1902 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
14 May 1902 Nominations
24 May 1902 Polling day
31 May 1902 Return of writ

Result

1902 Sydney-Pyrmont by-election
Saturday 24 May 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour John McNeill (elected) 875 68.2 −24.1
Independent Labour Andrew Cochrane 370 28.8
Progressive Thomas Gollan 25 1.9
Independent John Behan 13 1.0
Total formal votes 1,283 98.5 −0.3
Informal votes 19 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 1,302 55.3  +8.4
Labour hold  

See also

Notes

  1. based on a roll of 2,356 at the 1901 election.

References

  1. ^ "Mr Samuel Smith (1857-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. "Appointment Samuel Smith to the Court of Arbitration". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 234. 27 March 1902. p. 2470. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Sydney-Pyrmont". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 301. 3 May 1902. p. 3369. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1902 Sydney-Pyrmont by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Pyrmont". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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