1908 Sturt state by-election
{{Short description|Election result for Sturt, New South Wales, Australia}}
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sturt on 13 November 1908. The by-election was triggered by the resignation of Arthur Griffith ({{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}).{{cite AuDB |id2=griffith-arthur-hill-6486 |last=Nairn |first=Bede |title=Griffith, Arthur Hill (1861–1946) |year=1983 |accessdate=5 November 2019}}
Background
There was an industrial dispute at Broken Hill and the Inspector-General of Police, Edmund Fosbery, had dispatched additional police to the city. In Parliament Griffith asked the Chief Secretary, William Wood various questions including "whether it was a fact that a 'trainload' of police had been sent to Broken Hill". He then moved for the matter to be discussed by the House as a matter of urgency, however this was rejected by the House. Later Griffith again sought to have the matter discussed by the House and the Speaker, William McCourt, ruled it out of order, without hearing argument. Griffith then said "it was unfortunate to be in a minority, and that the Speaker did not give fair play to the Opposition." He was then "named" by the Speaker and on refusing to withdraw the remarks was found guilty of contempt of parliament and suspended until he withdrew the remark. Griffith chose to resign rather than withdraw the remarks.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article14984865 |title=Storm in parliament: the Speaker flouted, Mr Griffith named and suspended, resignation handed in |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=4 November 1908 |accessdate=5 November 2019 |page=11 |via=Trove}}
Dates
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! Date !! Event |
| 3 November 1908 |
| 4 November 1908
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article226034413 |title=Writ of election: Sturt |newspaper=Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales |issue=127 |date=4 November 1908 |accessdate=5 November 2019 |page=5875 |via=Trove}} |
| 13 November 1908
| Nominations |
| 21 November 1908
| Polling day |
| 1 December 1908
| Return of writ |
Results
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Friday 13 November{{hsp}}{{cite NSW election |title=1908 Sturt by-election |year=1907 |district=Sturt_1 |accessdate=5 November 2019}}{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article141349792 |title="Goading Griffith" Sydney "Truth" on the gaging the member for Sturt |newspaper=Barrier Daily Truth |date=25 November 1908 |accessdate=5 November 2019 |page=4 |via=Trove}}
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{{Election box candidate AU party
|party = Labor NSW
|candidate = Arthur Griffith (re-elected)
|votes = unopposed
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{{Election box hold AU party
|winner = Labor NSW
|swing = No
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Arthur Griffith ({{Australian politics/name|Labor NSW}}) was suspended by the Speaker and chose to resign rather than withdraw his remarks.
See also
References
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Category:New South Wales state by-elections