A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 25 June 1900 when Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council. [1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
12 June 1900 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
19 June 1900 | Day of nomination |
25 June 1900 | Polling day |
2 July 1900 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | William Young | 770 | 56.87 | ||
Free Trade | Alfred Thompson | 571 | 42.17 | ||
Independent | Alexander Warden | 13 | 0.96 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,354 | 97.90 | |||
Informal votes | 29 | 2.10 | |||
Turnout | 1,383 | 52.05 | |||
Protectionist hold |
William Young, while a member of the Protectionist party was also endorsed by the Labour party. [4] Alfred Thompson, whilst a Free Trader, was nominated by the Ministerialist faction of Sir William Lyne's protectionist government. [3] [5]
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 25 June 1900 when Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council. [1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
12 June 1900 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
19 June 1900 | Day of nomination |
25 June 1900 | Polling day |
2 July 1900 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Protectionist | William Young | 770 | 56.87 | ||
Free Trade | Alfred Thompson | 571 | 42.17 | ||
Independent | Alexander Warden | 13 | 0.96 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,354 | 97.90 | |||
Informal votes | 29 | 2.10 | |||
Turnout | 1,383 | 52.05 | |||
Protectionist hold |
William Young, while a member of the Protectionist party was also endorsed by the Labour party. [4] Alfred Thompson, whilst a Free Trader, was nominated by the Ministerialist faction of Sir William Lyne's protectionist government. [3] [5]