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By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gundagai on 21 November 1884 because of the resignation of Bruce Smith ,[1] WM Howard Smith and Sons Ltd .[2]
Candidates [ edit ] Jack Want was a barrister from Sydney and this was the first occasion he stood for parliament, although he would subsequently serve for 20 years in both houses of parliament, including three periods as Attorney General .[6] Want won the show of hands however a poll was demanded.[4]
1884 Gundagai by-election[7]
Candidate
Votes
%
James Watson (elected)
558
50.3
Jack Want
552
49.7
Total formal votes
1,110
100.0
Informal votes
0
0.0
Turnout
1,110
61.1
Bruce Smith resigned.[7]
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ a b "Mr (Arthur) Bruce Smith (1851-1937)" . Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019 .^ Rutledge, Martha (1988). "Smith, Arthur Bruce (1851-1937)" . Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University . ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 22 September 2020 . ^ "Writ of election: Gundagai" . New South Wales Government Gazette . Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.^ a b "Parliamentary elections: nomination for Gundagai" . The Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 22 September 2020 – via Trove.^ Rutledge, Martha. "Watson, James (1837–1907)" . Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University . ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 22 September 2020 . ^ Finn, Paul (1990). "Want, John Henry (1846–1905)" . Australian Dictionary of Biography Australian National University . pp. 380–381. ISSN 1833-7538 . Retrieved 22 September 2020 . ^ a b Green, Antony . "1884 Gundagai by-election" . New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007 . Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020 .
Results of New South Wales State elections