1900 Bathurst colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 25 June 1900 when Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
12 June 1900	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
19 June 1900	Day of nomination
25 June 1900	Polling day
2 July 1900	Return of writ

Results

Protectionist party member Francis Suttor was appointed to the Legislative Council. William Young, while a member of the Protectionist party was also endorsed by the Labour party.^[3] Alfred Thompson, whilst a Free Trader, was nominated by the Ministerialist faction of Sir William Lyne's protectionist government.^[4]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (1839-1915) . 749 . Yes . 1 May 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Bathurst . . 578 . 12 June 1900 . 2021-04-13 . 4573 . Trove.
3. News: The Bathurst election: Mr Young's candidature . . 20 June 1900 . 25 September 2019 . 2 . Trove.
4. News: The Bathurst election . . 27 June 1900 . 25 September 2019 . 6 . Trove.