A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney, Australia on 14 April 1891 because of the death of John Street (Free Trade).[1]
Date | Event |
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23 March 1891 | John Street died.[1] |
31 March 1891 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
10 April 1891 | Nominations |
14 April 1891 | Polling day |
21 April 1891 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Walter Bradley (elected) | 1,502 | 37.3 | ||
Free Trade | Edward Pulsford | 1,332 | 33.1 | ||
Independent Labour | Francis Cotton | 1,188 | 29.6 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,022 | 98.6 | |||
Informal votes | 55 | 1.4 | |||
Turnout | 4,077 | 40.6 | |||
Protectionist gain from Free Trade |