1905 Ashfield state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 16 August 1905 because of the resignation of Frederick Winchcombe (Liberal Reform) who took an extended trip to Europe.[1]

Dates
Date Event
3 August 1905 Winchcombe resigned.[2]
4 August 1905 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
11 August 1905 Nominations
16 August 1905 Polling day
25 August 1905 Return of writ

Result
1905 Ashfield by-election
Wednesday 16 August [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform William Robson 2,259 60.3 -25.5
Independent Alexander Miller 843 22.5
Labor Thomas Lumley 642 17.2 +3.0
Total formal votes 3,744 99.3 +0.7
Informal votes 28 0.7 -0.7
Turnout 3,772 46.1 [lower-alpha 1] -3.5
Liberal Reform hold  

See also

Notes
  1. based on a roll of 8,191 at the 1904 election.

References
  1. Walsh, G P (1990). "Winchcombe, Frederick Earle (1855-1917)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 12. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 June 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Mr Frederick Earle Winchcombe (1855-1917)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. "Writ of election: Ashfield". New South Wales Government Gazette (407). 5 August 1905. p. 5403. Retrieved 2 August 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1905 Ashfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
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