1904 Illawarra state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 9 January 1904 because of the death of Archibald Campbell (Liberal Reform).[1]

Dates
DateEvent
14 December 1903 Archibald Campbell died.[1]
19 December 1903 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
31 December 1903 Nominations
9 January 1904 Polling day
25 January 1904 Return of writ

Result
1904 Illawarra by-election
Saturday 9 January [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Edward Allen 716 42.5
Progressive Andrew Lysaght Sr. 563 33.5
Labour David Ritchie 404 24.0
Total formal votes 1,683 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,683 62.7
Liberal Reform hold  

See also

References
  1. "Mr Archibald Campbell (1834-1903)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Illawarra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (667). 21 December 1903. p. 9357. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1904 Illawarra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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