1898 Hastings and Macleay colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hastings and Macleay on 23 September 1898 because Francis Clarke (National Federal) resigned to allow Edmund Barton to re-enter parliament.[1][2]

Dates
DateEvent
27 July 1898 1898 New South Wales colonial election
Edmund Barton defeated for Sydney-King.[3]
27 August 1898 Francis Clarke resigned.[2]
8 September 1898 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
15 September 1898 Nominations
23 September 1898 Polling day
11 October 1898 Return of writ

Result
1898 Hastings and Macleay by-election
Friday 23 September [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
National Federal Edmund Barton 960 59.3
Free Trade Sydney Smith 658 40.7
Total formal votes 1,618 99.7
Informal votes 4 0.3
Turnout 1,622 66.8
National Federal hold  

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "1898 Hastings and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. "Mr Francis Clarke (1857-1939)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. Green, Antony. "1898 Sydney-King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  4. "Writ of election: Hastings and Macleay". New South Wales Government Gazette (791). 8 September 1898. p. 7197. Retrieved 25 September 2020 – via Trove.
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