1902 Balmain South state by-election
Election result for Balmain South, New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Balmain South on 6 December 1902 because of the resignation of Sydney Law from Labour and the parliament.[1] Following the 1901 election, the Progressive Party had formed a government with the support of Labour. In 1902 a man named Moss Friedman had been found guilty by a jury, however the judge disagreed with the guilty verdict. The Attorney General, Bernhard Wise, remitted Friedman's sentence and Joseph Carruthers, the Leader of the Opposition, moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly to censure Wise. Law voted in support of the motion despite a Labour decision to oppose it.[2] Law chose to resign and recontest the seat as an Independent Labour candidate.[3]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 30 October 1902 | Vote on censure motion in Legislative Assembly/[2] |
| 18 November 1902 | Sydney Law resigned.[1] |
| 19 November 1902 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 28 November 1902 | Nominations |
| 6 December 1902 | Polling day |
| 15 December 1902 | Return of writ |
Result
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Labour | Sydney Law (re-elected) | 1,387 | 57.9 | ||
| Labour | Hugh Byers | 1,006 | 42.1 | ||
| Total formal votes | 2,388 | 99.3 | +0.3 | ||
| Informal votes | 16 | 0.7 | â0.3 | ||
| Turnout | 2,404 | 58.9â[a] | â10.1 | ||
| Member changed to Independent Labour from Labour | |||||
See also
Notes
- based on a roll of 4,082 at the 1901 election.[5]