1904_Illawarra_state_by-election

1904 Illawarra state by-election

Election result for Illawarra, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 9 January 1904 because of the death of Archibald Campbell (Liberal Reform).^[1]

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Date	Event
14 December 1903	Archibald Campbell died.^[1]
19 December 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
31 December 1903	Nominations
9 January 1904	Polling day
25 January 1904	Return of writ

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Edward Allen	716	42.5	-37.1
	Progressive	Andrew Lysaght Sr.	563	33.5
	Labour	David Ritchie	404	24.0
Total formal votes			1,683	100.0	+0.3
Informal votes			0	0.0	-0.3
Turnout			1,683	62.7	+20.1
	Liberal Reform hold

1904 Illawarra state by-election