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1886 Redfern colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 9 March 1886 because Arthur Renwick was appointed Minister of Public Instruction in the ministry of Sir Patrick Jennings.[1] Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed.[2] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a poll was required for Redfern and Bathurst where Francis Suttor was easily re-elected. The 7 other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[3]

Dates

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Date Event
26 February 1886 Jennings ministry appointed.[4]
3 March 1886 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
6 March 1886 Nominations.[6]
9 March 1886 Polling day
24 March 1886 Return of writ

Result

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1886 Redfern by-election
Tuesday, 9 March [7][8]
Candidate Votes %
Arthur Renwick (re-elected) 1,769 53.8
William Stephen 1,522 46.2
Total formal votes 3,291 98.7
Informal votes 42 1.3
Turnout 3,333 43.4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sir Arthur Renwick, MD, FRCS (1837-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "By-elections 1885-87". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Appointment Jennings ministry". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 125. 26 February 1886. p. 1427. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 134. 3 March 1886. p. 1532. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Redfern: The minister for Public Instruction opposed". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 March 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1886 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Redfern: return of the Minister of Public Instruction". The Sydney Morning Herald. 10 March 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
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