1895 Boorowa colonial by-election

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1895 Boorowa colonial by-election
← 1894 24 January 1895 1895 →
Electoral district of Boorowa in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales
Turnout76.2% (Decrease 3.9%)
  First party Second party
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ALP
Candidate Kenneth Mackay James Toomey
Party Protectionist Labor
Popular vote 746 647
Percentage 53.6% 46.5%
MLA before election

Thomas Slattery
Protectionist

Elected MLA

Kenneth Mackay
Protectionist

A by-election for the seat of Boorowa in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 24 January 1895 because Thomas Slattery (Protectionist) resigned to concentrate on his legal practice.[1]

Dates[]

Date Event
1 January 1895 Thomas Slattery resigned.[2]
2 January 1895 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
15 January 1895 Day of nomination
24 January 1895 Polling day
20 February 1895 Return of writ

Result[]

1895 Boorowa by-election
Thursday 24 January [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Protectionist Kenneth Mackay (elected) 746 53.6 -
Labour James Toomey 647 46.4 -
Total formal votes 1,393 99.2 +1.6
Informal votes 11 0.8 -1.6
Turnout 1,404 76.2 [a] -3.9
Protectionist hold  

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Estimate based on a roll of 1,842 at the July 1894 election.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Nairn, Bede (1988). "Slattery, Thomas Michael (1844–1920)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. ^ "Mr Thomas Michael Slattery (1844-1920)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Boorowa". New South Wales Government Gazette (11). 2 January 1895. p. 123. Retrieved 21 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1895 Boorowa by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1894 Boorowa". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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