A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Waverley on 20 February 1896 because of the death of Angus Cameron ( Free Trade). [1] This was the final election contested by Sir Henry Parkes. [2]
Date | Event |
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26 January 1896 | Angus Cameron died. [1] |
10 February 1896 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3] |
18 February 1896 | Nominations |
20 February 1896 | Polling day |
2 March 1896 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Thomas Jessep (elected) | 698 | 50.4 | +6.9 | |
Protectionist | Thomas Barlow | 528 | 38.1 | +5.5 | |
Independent | Sir Henry Parkes | 160 | 11.5 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,386 | 99.4 | +0.1 | ||
Informal votes | 9 | 0.7 | -0.2 | ||
Turnout | 1,395 | 62.2 [a] | -2.2 | ||
Free Trade hold |