1903_Glen_Innes_state_by-election
1903 Glen Innes state by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glen Innes on 4 November 1903 because of the death of Francis Wright.[1]
Quick Facts Electoral district of Boorowa in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, Turnout ...
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Electoral district of Boorowa in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||
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Turnout | 66.6 % ( 1.1%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Event ...
Date | Event |
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1 October 1903 | Francis Wright died.[1] |
7 October 1903 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
16 October 1903 | Nominations |
28 October 1903 | Polling day |
11 November 1903 | Return of writ |
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More information Party, Candidate ...
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Liberal Reform | Follett Thomas (elected) | 865 | 58.1 | +27.1 | |
Progressive | Alexander Hay | 624 | 41.9 | +1.8 | |
Total formal votes | 1,489 | 99.3 | +0.5 | ||
Informal votes | 10 | 0.7 | -0.5 | ||
Turnout | 1,499 | 66.6 [lower-alpha 1] | +1.1 | ||
Liberal Reform gain from Progressive | |||||
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- Estimate based on a roll of 2,252 at the 1901 election.[4]
- "Mr Francis Augustus Wright (1835-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Writ of election: Glen Innes". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 524. 7 October 1903. p. 7471. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1903 Glen Innes by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1901 Glen Innes". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.