1905 Rous state by-election

Election result for Rous, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Rous on 11 February 1905.[1] The by-election was triggered by the death of John Coleman (Liberal Reform).[2]

## Dates

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Date | Event

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8 January 1905  | John Coleman died.[2]
16 January 1905  | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
31 January 1905  | Nominations
11 February 1905  | Polling day
2 March 1905  | Return of writ

## Result

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1905 Rous by-election
Saturday 11 February [1][4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Liberal Reform | George Hindmarsh | 2,832  | 51.1  | -1.8
| Independent | Richard Meagher | 2,710  | 48.9  | +1.8
Total formal votes  | 5,542  | 99.6  | +0.2
Informal votes  | 24  | 0.4  | −0.2
Turnout | 5,566  | 73.2 [a] | +0.8
| Liberal Reform hold | Swing |  |

## See also

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

## Notes

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1. ^ based on an electoral roll of 7,600 at the 1904 election.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1905 Rous by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
2. ^ a b "Mr John William Coleman (1862–1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. ^ "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 29\. 17 January 1906. p. 349. Retrieved 22 October 2020 - via Trove.
4. ^ "Rous by-election". The Northern Star. 13 February 1905. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2019 - via Trove.
5. ^ Green, Antony. "1904 Rous". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

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