1889 Tamworth colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tamworth in June 1889 because of the resignation of Robert Levien (Protectionist).[1] The Supreme Court had found Levien guilty of the dishonourable conduct of permitting his unqualified clerk to have acted as an attorney, fined him £100 and suspended him from practice for twelve months.[2]

## Dates

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Date | Event

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31 May 1889  | Decision of the Supreme Court handed down and Robert Levin resigned.[3]
1 June 1889  | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
10 June 1889  | Nominations
18 June 1889  | Polling day
25 June 1889  | Return of writ

## Results

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1889 Tamworth by-election
Tuesday 18 June [5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Protectionist | Robert Levien (re-elected) | Unopposed  |  |
| Protectionist hold |

## See also

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* Electoral results for the district of Tamworth
* List of New South Wales state by-elections

## References

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1. ^ "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
2. ^ Ex parte Card; Re Rawlings and Levien [1889] NSWLawRp 34, (1889) 10 LR (NSW) 43 (31 May 1889), Supreme Court.
3. ^ "Parliament: Mr Robert Henry Levien". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 June 1889. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2019 - via Trove.
4. ^ "Writ of election: Tamworth". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 282\. 1 June 1889. p. 3885. Retrieved 22 November 2019 - via Trove.
5. ^ Green, Antony. "1889 Tamworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.

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