1891 Illawarra colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election for the seat of Illawarra in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 3 October 1891 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Nicholson and Andrew Lysaght Sr. at the election for Illawarra in June was void because of there were insufficient printed ballot papers and handwritten papers were used.[1][2]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 24 June 1891 | Illawarra election.[3] |
| 11 July 1891 | Alexander Artis filed a petition against the election.[4] |
| 16 September 1891 | Illawarra by-election declared void.[2] |
| 22 September 1891 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] |
| 28 September 1891 | Nominations |
| 3 October 1891 | Polling day |
| 19 October 1891 | Return of writ |
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | John Nicholson (elected 1) | 1,432 | 37.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Archibald Campbell (elected 2) | 1,055 | 27.5 | ||
| Protectionist | Andrew Lysaght Sr. defeated | 1,009 | 26.3 | ||
| Free Trade | Joseph Mitchell | 344 | 9.0 | ||
| Total formal votes | 3,840 | 99.4 | |||
| Informal votes | 24 | 0.6 | |||
| Turnout | 3,864 | 59.4 | |||
| Labour hold 1 | |||||
| Free Trade gain 1 from Protectionist | |||||