A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glebe on 10 September 1904 because James Hogue had been appointed Chief Secretary in the Carruthers ministry.[1] Until 1907, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. On this occasion a poll was required in Bingara (Samuel Moore), Glebe and Tenterfield (Charles Lee) and all were comfortably re-elected. The four other ministers, Joseph Carruthers (St George), James Ashton (Goulburn), Broughton O'Conor (Sherbrooke) and Charles Wade (Gordon), were re-elected unopposed.[2]

Vincent Taylor was considered a vexatious candidate.[3] He was a candidate at the 1901 election for Sydney-King, receiving 4 votes.[4] and the for the Belmore Ward of the Sydney City Council, receiving just 3 votes.[3]

Dates

DateEvent
27 August 1904 James Hogue appointed Chief Secretary.[5]
30 August 1904 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[6]
6 September 1904 Nominations.[3]
10 September 1904 Polling day
20 September 1904 Return of writ

Result

1904 Glebe by-election
Saturday 10 September [7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform James Hogue (re-elected) 1,684 95.0
Independent Vincent Taylor 88 5.0
Total formal votes 1,772 99.4
Informal votes 10 0.6
Turnout 1,782 20.6 [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Reform hold  

Aftermath

These were the final ministerial by-elections as the Constitution of New South Wales was amended to exempt any office of the executive government created by an Act of Parliament from being an office of profit under the crown, disqualifying a person from sitting in parliament.[10]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ estimate based on an electoral roll of 8,632 at the August 1904 election.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr James Alexander Hogue (1846–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
  2. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 to 1907 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Ministerial elections: Glebe". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 September 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1901 Sydney-King". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Appointment of ministers". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 480. 30 August 1904. p. 6603. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Writ of election: Glebe". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 485. 30 August 1904. p. 6647. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "State elections: electoral district of The Glebe". The Daily Telegraph. 13 September 1904. p. 1. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
  9. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 The Glebe". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  10. ↑ "Parliamentary Elections Act 1906". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 59. 15 May 1907. pp. 2717–34. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via Trove.
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