A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney-Pyrmont on 24 May 1902 because of the resignation of Sam Smith (Labor) to accept an appointment to the Court of Arbitration.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
26 March 1902 Sam Smith appointed to the Court of Arbitration on the recommendation of the Industrial Unions of Employees.[2]
30 March 1902 Sam Smith resigned.[1]
3 May 1902 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
14 May 1902 Nominations
24 May 1902 Polling day
31 May 1902 Return of writ

Result

1902 Sydney-Pyrmont by-election
Saturday 24 May [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labor John McNeill (elected) 875 68.2 -24.1
Independent Labor Andrew Cochrane 370 28.8
Progressive Thomas Gollan 25 1.9
Independent John Behan 13 1.0
Total formal votes 1,283 98.5 -0.3
Informal votes 19 1.5 +0.3
Turnout 1,302 55.3 [lower-alpha 1] +8.4
Labor hold  

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ based on a roll of 2,356 at the 1901 election.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Samuel Smith (1857-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Appointment Samuel Smith to the Court of Arbitration". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 234. 27 March 1902. p. 2470. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Sydney-Pyrmont". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 301. 3 May 1902. p. 3369. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1902 Sydney-Pyrmont by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-Pyrmont". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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