June 1900 Canterbury colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 9 June 1900 because of the resignation of Varney Parkes.[1]

Dates

Date Event
4 June 1900 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
7 June 1900 Day of nomination
9 June 1900 Polling day
16 June 1900 Return of writ

Results

1900 Canterbury colonial by-election
Saturday 9 June [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade Sydney Smith (elected) 527 49.6
Protectionist Thomas Taylor 522 49.1
Independent Joseph Cooper 14 1.3
Total formal votes 1,063 99.1
Informal votes 10 0.9
Turnout 1,073 32.1
Free Trade hold Swing No

Aftermath

While Sydney Smith was declared elected, the by-election was declared void by the Elections and Qualifications Committee because of irregularities in the way the returning officer dealt with unused ballot papers and that people had voted who did not have an elector's right at the time the writ was issued.[3] Thomas Taylor won the subsequent by-election.[4]

See also

References

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