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March 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 14 March 1888 because of the resignation of Varney Parkes (Free Trade).

Dates

Date	Event
1 March 1888	Varney Parkes resigned.
2 March 1888	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
8 March 1888	Nominations
14 March 1888	Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
19 March 1888	Return of writ

Result

1888 Central Cumberland by-election
Wednesday 14 March
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	John Nobbs (elected)	1,923	57.0
	Protectionist	John Watkin	1,453	43.0
Total formal votes			3,376	98.0
Informal votes			68	2.8
Turnout			3,444	38.3
	Free Trade hold

See also

References

^ "Mr Varney Parkes (1859-1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
"Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 143. 2 March 1888. p. 1625. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "March 1888 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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