By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 9 March 1886 because Arthur Renwick was appointed Minister of Public Instruction in the ministry of Sir Patrick Jennings.[1] Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed.[2] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a poll was required for Redfern and Bathurst where Francis Suttor was easily re-elected. The 7 other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[3]
Dates
| Date | Event |
| 26 February 1886 | Jennings ministry appointed.[4] |
| 3 March 1886 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] |
| 6 March 1886 | Nominations.[6] |
| 9 March 1886 | Polling day |
| 24 March 1886 | Return of writ |
Result
1886 Redfern by-election
Tuesday, 9 March [7][8] | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Arthur Renwick (re-elected) | 1,769 | 53.8 |
| William Stephen | 1,522 | 46.2 |
| Total formal votes | 3,291 | 98.7 |
| Informal votes | 42 | 1.3 |
| Turnout | 3,333 | 43.4 |
See also
References
- ^ "Sir Arthur Renwick, MD, FRCS (1837-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "By-elections 1885-87". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Appointment Jennings ministry". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 125. 26 February 1886. p. 1427. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 134. 3 March 1886. p. 1532. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Redfern: The minister for Public Instruction opposed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1886 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Redfern: return of the Minister of Public Instruction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
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