A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 5 October 1929 because of the resignation of Milton Jarvie (Nationalist).[1]
Sir Colin Davidson, a Judge of the Supreme Court, was appointed to conduct a Royal Commission to investigate whether there were attempts at bribery with an application for a Campsie bus service.[2] On 7 June 1929 the Royal Commission reported its findings, including that Jarvie had attempted to bribe Albert Bruntnell who was the Chief Secretary.[3] Jarvie was charged with criminal offences, however on 1 July 1929 he was found not guilty.[4] Jarvie nonetheless resigned so that the electors of Ashfield could return him with an overwhelming majority.[5]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 7 June 1929 | Royal Commission report given to Governor.[3] |
| 1 July 1929 | Jarvie found not guilty.[4] |
| 17 September 1929 | Jarvie resigned.[1] |
| 19 September 1929 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[6] |
| 24 September 1929 | Nominations |
| 5 October 1929 | Polling day |
| 18 October 1929 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labor | John Clancy | 3,526 | 38.4 | +12.5 | |
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie | 3,484 | 38.0 | −20.2 | |
| Independent | Alexander Huie | 1,692 | 18.5 | +2.6 | |
| Nationalist | Reginald Kirkwood | 281 | 3.1 | +3.1 | |
| Nationalist | Albert Pikett | 190 | 2.1 | +2.1 | |
| Total formal votes | 9,173 | 99.0 | −0.2 | ||
| Informal votes | 95 | 1.0 | +0.2 | ||
| Turnout | 9,268 | 71.9 | −13.9 | ||
| Two-party-preferred result | |||||
| Nationalist | Milton Jarvie (re-elected) | 4,376 | 51.5 | ||
| Labor | John Clancy | 4,128 | 48.5 | ||
| Nationalist hold | Swing | N/A | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Milton Livingstone Fredericks Jarvie (1891–1965)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- ^ "PER-88 Davidson, Colin George Watt". State Archives and Records. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ a b "Major Jarvie found guilty by Royal Commission: conspiracy to bribe". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 June 1929. p. 15. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "Not guilty: Major Jarvie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 July 1929. p. 11. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "State parliament: Mr Jarvie resigns". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 613. New South Wales, Australia. 18 September 1929. p. 14. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 125. 19 September 1929. p. 3841. Retrieved 1 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1929 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2020.