1905 Rous state by-election
{{short description|Election result for Rous, New South Wales, Australia}}
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A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Rous on 11 February 1905. The by-election was triggered by the death of John Coleman ({{Australian politics/name|Liberal Reform}}).{{Cite NSW Parliament |name=Mr John William Coleman (1862–1905) |former=Yes |access-date=1 May 2019 |id=1105}}
Dates
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! Date !! Event |
| 8 January 1905 |
| 16 January 1905
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220953584 |title=Writ of election: Castlereagh |newspaper=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=29 |date=17 January 1906 |access-date=2020-10-22 |page=349 |via=Trove}} |
| 31 January 1905
| Nominations |
| 11 February 1905
| Polling day |
| 2 March 1905
| Return of writ |
Result
{{Election box begin
|title =
Saturday 11 February{{hsp}}{{cite NSW election |title=1905 Rous by-election |year=1904 |district=Rous_1 |access-date=29 August 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71835142 |title=Rous by-election |newspaper=The Northern Star |date=13 February 1905 |access-date=29 August 2019 |page=3 |via=Trove}}
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Liberal Reform
|candidate = George Hindmarsh
|votes = 2,832
|percentage = 51.1
|change = -1.8
}}
{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Independent
|candidate = Richard Meagher
|votes = 2,710
|percentage = 48.9
|change = +1.8
}}
{{Election box formal
|votes = 5,542
|percentage = 99.6
|change = +0.2
}}
{{Election box informal
|votes = 24
|percentage = 0.4
|change = -0.2
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 5,566
|percentage = 73.2{{hsp}}{{efn|based on an electoral roll of 7,600 at the 1904 election.{{refn|name=Results of the 1904 New South Wales state election Green 1904 Rous
|change = +0.8
}}
{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = Liberal Reform
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
John Coleman ({{Australian politics/name|Liberal Reform}}) died.
See also
Notes
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References
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{{NSW by-elections 20th parl|state=expanded}}
{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}
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Category:New South Wales state by-elections
Category:1905 elections in Australia
Category:1900s in New South Wales
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