1899 Hume colonial by-election
{{short description|Election result for Hume, New South Wales, Australia}}
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hume on 10 September 1899 because William Lyne had been appointed Premier and Colonial Treasurer, forming the Lyne ministry.{{cite NSW Parliament |title=Sir William John Lyne (1844–1913) |id=833 |former=Yes |access-date=11 May 2019}} Until 1904, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. Of the nine ministers appointed in the Lyne ministry, The Hume and Ashfield (Bernhard Wise) were the only electorates in which the by-election was contested.{{cite NSW election |title=1898 to 1901 by-elections |year=1898 |district=ByElections |access-date=2021-04-14}}
Dates
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! Date !! Event |
| 15 September 1899
| William Lyne appointed Colonial Treasurer.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221007684 |title=Appointment of ministers |newspaper=New South Wales Government Gazette |issue=742 |date=15 September 1899 |access-date=2021-04-14 |page=6979 |via=Trove}} |
| 16 September 1899
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221007776 |title=Writ of election: The Hume |newspaper=New South Wales Government Gazette |issue=294 |date=16 September 1899 |access-date=2021-04-14 |page=3467 |via=Trove}} |
| 23 September 1899
| Nominations |
| 30 September 1899
| Polling day |
| 9 October 1899
| Return of writ |
Result
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{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Protectionist
|candidate = William Lyne (re-elected)
|votes = 642
|percentage = 58.6
|change = -15.6
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = independent
|candidate = John Miller
|votes = 453
|percentage = 41.4
|change =
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 1,095
|percentage = 100.0
|change = +1.6
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 1,095
|percentage = 45.6
|change = -1.6
}}
{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = Protectionist
|swing = No
}}
{{Election box end}}
William Lyne was appointed Premier and Colonial Treasurer, forming the Lyne ministry.
See also
- Electoral results for the district of Hume{{if|exist| List of New South Wales ministerial by-elections |* List of New South Wales ministerial by-elections}}
References
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{{NSW by-elections 18th parl|state=expanded}}
{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}
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Category:1899 elections in Australia