1899 Northumberland colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland on 20 June 1899 because of the death of Richard Stevenson .^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
14 May 1899	Richard Stevenson died.
2 June 1899	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
9 June 1899	Nominations
20 June 1899	Polling day
30 June 1899	Return of writ

Result

Richard Stevenson died.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Northumberland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Mr Richard Stevenson (1832-1899) . 645 . Yes . 16 June 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Northumberland . . 462 . 2 June 1899 . 14 April 2021 . 4351 . Trove.