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1884 Gundagai colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gundagai on 21 November 1884 because of the resignation of Bruce Smith,[1] to return to Melbourne to run his father's business, WM Howard Smith and Sons Ltd.[2]

Dates

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Date Event
8 April 1884 Bruce Smith resigned.[1]
9 April 1884 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
18 April 1884 Nominations.[4]
22 April 1884 Polling day
28 April 1884 Return of writ

Candidates

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Want won the show of hands however a poll was demanded.[4]

Result

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1884 Gundagai by-election
Tuesday 22 April [7]
Candidate Votes %
James Watson (elected) 558 50.3
Jack Want 552 49.7
Total formal votes 1,110 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,110 61.1

Bruce Smith resigned.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr (Arthur) Bruce Smith (1851-1937)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ Rutledge, Martha (1988). "Smith, Arthur Bruce (1851-1937)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 11. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Gundagai". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 166. 9 April 1884. p. 2413. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ a b "Parliamentary elections: nomination for Gundagai". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 April 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Watson, James (1837–1907)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ Finn, Paul (1990). "Want, John Henry (1846–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 12. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 380–381. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1884 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.