1888 Paddington colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paddington on 12 January 1888 because William Trickett was appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates

Date Event
23 December 1887William Trickett resigned.
28 December 1887Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
30 December 1887William Trickett appointed to Legislative Council.[3]
9 January 1888Nominations
12 January 1888Polling day
14 January 1888Return of writ

Candidates

Result

William Trickett was appointed to the Legislative Council.

Aftermath

With a margin of just 14 votes, Charles Hellmrich challenged the result in the Elections and Qualifications Committee.[8] The Committee consisted of 2 Free Trade members (Jacob Garrard and Albert Gould) and 3 Protectionist members (Joseph Palmer Abbott, Robert Smith and John See). The committee scrutinised the ballot papers and held that Allen was properly elected, finding that the true result was Allen 1,689, Hellmrich 1,653, Knapp 608 and Cansdell 191, formal 4,141, informal 114, total 4,255.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. 816 . Yes . Mr William Joseph Trickett (1843-1916) . 26 June 2019.
  2. News: Writ of election: Paddington . . 751 . 28 December 1887 . 10 May 2021 . 8569 . Trove.
  3. News: Summoned to the Legislative Council of New South Wales . . 760 . 30 December 1887 . 10 May 2021 . 8609 . Trove.
  4. Index to Candidates: Burney to Carlos . CandidateIndexes . CandidateIndex9 . 2021-05-10.
  5. News: Death of Mr Charles Hellmrich . . 2 August 1902 . 10 May 2021 . 7 . Trove.
  6. Index to Candidates: Heferen to Hitchens . CandidateIndexes . CandidateIndex26 . 2021-05-10.
  7. Index to Candidates: King to Lamont . CandidateIndexes . CandidateIndex31 . 2021-05-10.
  8. News: Petition: election for Paddington . . 113 . 15 February 1888 . 8 May 2021 . 1281 . Trove.
  9. News: Meeting of the Elections and Qualifications Committee . . 24 February 1888 . 10 May 2021 . 7 . Trove.