March 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 14 March 1888 because of the resignation of Varney Parkes (Free Trade).[1]

Dates
Date Event
1 March 1888 Varney Parkes resigned.[1]
2 March 1888 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
8 March 1888 Nominations
14 March 1888 Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
19 March 1888 Return of writ

Result
1888 Central Cumberland by-election
Wednesday 14 March [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Nobbs (elected) 1,923 57.0
Protectionist John Watkin 1,453 43.0
Total formal votes 3,376 98.0
Informal votes 68 2.8
Turnout 3,444 38.3
Free Trade hold  

See also

References
  1. "Mr Varney Parkes (1859-1935)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (143). 2 March 1888. p. 1625. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "March 1888 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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