1903 Armidale state by-election

Election result for Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 12 December 1903 because of the resignation of Edmund Lonsdale (Liberal Reform) to successfully contest the federal seat of New England.

Dates

Date	Event
31 October 1903	Edmund Lonsdale resigned.
19 November 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
1 December 1903	Nominations
12 December 1903	Polling day
16 December 1903	Federal election
23 December 1903	Return of writ

1903 Armidale by-election
Saturday 12 December
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Sydney Kearney	642	45.2	−5.6
	Independent	Charles Wilson	470	33.1	−16.2
	Labour	William Watson	309	21.8	+21.8
Total formal votes			1,421	99.2	+0.4
Informal votes			11	0.8	−0.4
Turnout			1,432	54.1	−16.3
	Liberal Reform hold		Swing	−5.6

^ "Mr Edmund Lonsdale (1843-1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
"Writ of election: Armidale". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 604. 19 November 1903. p. 8539. Retrieved 25 July 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1903 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
Green, Antony. "1901 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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