A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 26 July 1890 because of the death of Alfred Lamb (Free Trade).[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 October 1890 | Alfred Lamb died.[1] |
| 16 October 1890 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 22 October 1890 | Nominations |
| 25 October 1890 | Polling day |
| 30 October 1890 | Return of writ |
Candidates
edit- Adolphus Taylor was the editor of the Truth and had been the member for Mudgee from 1882 until 1887.[3][4]
- John Taylor was a timber merchant who had been an alderman on the Sydney City Council since 1877 and before that an alderman and mayor of Balmain Council.[5] He had unsuccessfully stood as a candidate for Balmain at the 1880,[6] and 1882 elections.[7]
- Peter Brennan was the president of the Trades and Labor Council and was its endorsed candidate, however he ultimately did not nominate after some of the maritime unions supported Adolphus Taylor.[8][9][10]
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Adolphus Taylor (elected) | 3,455 | 63.8 | ||
| Free Trade | John Taylor | 1,963 | 36.2 | ||
| Total formal votes | 5,418 | 97.9 | |||
| Informal votes | 116 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 5,534 | 51.2 | |||
| Independent gain from Free Trade | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Alfred Lamb (1845-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 586. 16 October 1890. p. 8015. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr Adolphus George Taylor (1857-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Taylor, Adolphus George (1857-1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
- ^ "John Taylor". Sydney's Aldermen. City of Sydney. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Balmain". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Balmain". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1890 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- ^ "The West Sydney election". The Daily Telegraph. 21 October 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 6 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Nairn, Bede (1969). "Brennan, Peter Joseph (1843–1906)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 6 November 2020.