1900 Hastings and Macleay colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Hastings and Macleay on 1 March 1900 because Edmund Barton resigned to travel to London with Alfred Deakin and Charles Kingston to explain the federation bill to the British Government. Francis Clarke was the former member who had resigned in 1898 to allow Barton to re-enter parliament.

Result
Edmund Barton resigned to travel to London with Alfred Deakin and Charles Kingston to explain the federation bill to the British Government.