A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bingara on 14 September 1904 because Samuel Moore had been appointed Secretary for Mines in the Carruthers ministry.[1] Until 1904, 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, Glebe (James Hogue) 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]

Dates

DateEvent
27 August 1904 Samuel Moore appointed Secretary for Mines.[3]
30 August 1904 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
8 September 1904 Nominations
14 September 1904 Polling day
20 September 1904 Return of writ

Result

1904 Bingara by-election
Wednesday 14 September [5][6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Liberal Reform Samuel Moore (re-elected) 2,261 79.8
Labor Frank Foster 572 20.2
Total formal votes 2,833 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,833 73.8 [lower-alpha 1]
Liberal Reform hold SwingN/A

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Estimate based on an electoral roll of 6,471 at the August 1904 election.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "The Hon. Samuel Wilkinson Moore (1854-1935)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 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. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: Bingara". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 485. 30 August 1904. p. 6648. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Bingara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "The election". Bundarra & Tingha Advocate. 17 September 1904. p. 2. Retrieved 10 October 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "1904 Bingara". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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