1903 Armidale state by-election

Election result for Armidale, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Armidale on 12 December 1903 because of the resignation of Edmund Lonsdale (Liberal Reform) to successfully contest the federal seat of New England.[1]

## Dates

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Date | Event

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31 October 1903  | Edmund Lonsdale resigned.[1]
19 November 1903  | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
1 December 1903  | Nominations
12 December 1903  | Polling day
16 December 1903  | Federal election
23 December 1903  | Return of writ

## Result

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1903 Armidale by-election
Saturday 12 December [3] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Reform | Sydney Kearney | 642  | 45.2  | −5.6
| Independent | Charles Wilson  | 470  | 33.1  | −16.2
| Labour | William Watson  | 309  | 21.8  | +21.8
Total formal votes  | 1,421  | 99.2  | +0.4
Informal votes  | 11  | 0.8  | −0.4
Turnout | 1,432  | 54.1 [a] | −16.3
| Liberal Reform hold | Swing | −5.6 |

## See also

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

## Notes

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1. ^ based on a roll of 2,648 at the 1901 election.[4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mr Edmund Lonsdale (1843-1913)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. ^ "Writ of election: Armidale". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 604\. 19 November 1903. p. 8539. Retrieved 25 July 2020 – via Trove.
3. ^ Green, Antony. "1903 Armidale by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
4. ^ Green, Antony. "1901 Armidale". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 March 2020.

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