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1894 Grenfell Colonial Election Re-count
In October 1894 the Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count of the 1894 Grenfell election, in which George Greene () had been declared elected by a margin of 2 votes over Michael Loughnane (). The Elections and Qualifications Committee consisted of 9 members, 5 (Thomas Bavister, William McMillan, Philip Morton, Varney Parkes and Bernhard Wise) and four (Paddy Crick, James Gormly, James Hayes, and Francis Wright). The committee declared that George Greene () had not been elected the member for Grenfell, however no by-election was conducted. Instead the committee declared that Michael Loughnane () based on its own count of the result. Dates Result The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count of the 1894 Grenfell election and declared that George Greene () had not been elected the member for Grenfell. No by-election was conducted, instead the committee declared that Michael Loughnane () had been elected. Aftermath This w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The 1894 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1894 New South Wales colonial election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. There were three significant changes from the 1891 election, the abolition of multi-member constituencies, the abolition of plural voting where an elector had property or residence in more than one electorate and that polls for every district were held on the same day. The number of seats was reduced from 141 to 125. In this election, in 74 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 1 was uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,046, ranging from Lismore (1,360) to Marrickville (2,924). Election results Albury Alma Annandale Argyle , , , colspan="2" , win , colspan="3" s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Vaughn (Australian Politician)
Robert Matterson Vaughn (1833 – 14 April 1908) was an Australian politician, member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. Vaughn was born in Ohio, United States of America, son of Jesse Vaughn, a farmer, and his wife Betsy, Matterson. Vaughn was educated at the Baptist Geauga Seminary in Chester, Ohio. In 1852 Vaughn travelled to the Californian goldfields. In 1853 Vaughn arrived in Sydney and became a professional goldminer on the major diggings in New South Wales and Victoria. Vaughn represented Grenfell in the Legislative Assembly of New South Wales from November 1880, and was Secretary for Mines in the fifth Robertson Ministry, from December 1885 to February 1886. He was defeated by George Greene at the general election in 1889. At the general election in 1891 he was again returned for Grenfell as a candidate. He stood as a candidate at the 1894 election, but finished third, with Greene regaining the seat. Vaughn died in Paddington Paddington is an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1894 Elections In Australia
Events January–March * January 4 – A military alliance is established between the French Third Republic and the Russian Empire. * January 7 – William Kennedy Dickson receives a patent for motion picture film in the United States. * January 9 – New England Telephone and Telegraph installs the first battery-operated telephone switchboard, in Lexington, Massachusetts. * February 12 ** French anarchist Émile Henry sets off a bomb in a Paris café, killing one person and wounding twenty. ** The barque ''Elisabeth Rickmers'' of Bremerhaven is wrecked at Haurvig, Denmark, but all crew and passengers are saved. * February 15 ** In Korea, peasant unrest erupts in the Donghak Peasant Revolution, a massive revolt of followers of the Donghak movement. Both China and Japan send military forces, claiming to come to the ruling Joseon dynasty government's aid. ** At 04:51 GMT, French anarchist Martial Bourdin dies of an accidental detonation of his own bomb, next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of New South Wales State By-elections
This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies. *Brackets around a date (D/M/Y) indicate that the candidate was unopposed when nominations closed or that, as a result of an appeal against an election result, the sitting member was replaced by the appellant. These candidates were declared "elected unopposed" with effect from the date of the closing of nominations or appeal decision, and there was no need to hold a by-election. *By-elections which resulted in a change in party representation are highlighted as: Gains for the Australian Labor Party (New South Wales Branch), Labor Party and its splinter groups in ; for the Liberal Party of Australia (New South Wales Division), Liberal Party and its predecessors in ; for the National Party of Australia – NSW, National Party and its predecessors in ; for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Results For The District Of Grenfell
Grenfell, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ... was created in 1880 and abolished in 1904. __NOTOC__ Election results Elections in the 1900s 1901 Elections in the 1890s 1898 1895 1894 re-count 1894 1891 Elections in the 1880s 1889 1887 1885 1882 1880 Notes References {{DEFAULTSORT:Grenfell New South Wales state electoral results by district ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Results Of The 1895 New South Wales Colonial Election
The 1895 New South Wales colonial election was for 125 electoral districts, with each district returning one member. The election was conducted on the basis of a simple majority or first-past-the-post voting system. In this election, in 23 electorates the winning candidate received less than 50% of the votes, while 8 were uncontested. The average number of enrolled voters per electorate was 2,025, ranging from Lismore (1,366) to Marrickville (2,863). Election results Albury Alma Annandale Argyle Armidale Ashburnham Ashfield Ballina Balmain North Balmain South The Barwon Bathurst Bega Bingara Boorowa Botany Bourke Bowral Braidwood Broken Hill Burwood Camden Canterbury The Clarence Cobar Condoublin Coonamble Cowra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Supreme Court Of New South Wales
The Supreme Court of New South Wales is the highest state court of the Australian State of New South Wales. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the state in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. Whilst the Supreme Court is the highest New South Wales court in the Australian court hierarchy, an appeal by special leave can be made to the High Court of Australia. Matters of appeal can be submitted to the New South Wales Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal, both of which are constituted by members of the Supreme Court, in the case of the Court of Appeal from those who have been commissioned as judges of appeal. The Supreme Court consists of 52 permanent judges, including the Chief Justice of New South Wales, presently Andrew Bell, the President of the Court of Appeal, 10 Judges of Appeal, the Chief Judge at Common Law, and the Chief Judge in Equity. The Supreme Court's central location is the Law Courts Building in Queen's Square, Sydney, New So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Court Of Disputed Returns (New South Wales)
The Court of Disputed Returns in New South Wales is a court within the Australian court hierarchy established initially in 1928 pursuant to the ''Parliamentary Electorates and Elections Amendment Act'', and since 2017 pursuant to the ''Electoral Act 2017''. The jurisdiction of the Court is exercised by the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the Court considers petitions concerning the validity of any election or return under the Act. The Court is concerned with elections held for the New South Wales Parliament and local government elections within the state. The Court may also consider questions respecting the qualifications of a member of the Legislative Assembly or the Legislative Council, or respecting a vacancy in either, but only if that question was referred by either the Assembly or the Council. The Court may declare that any person was not qualified to be a member of parliament, declare that any person was not capable of sitting as a member of parliament, or to declar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grenfell, New South Wales
Grenfell is a town in Weddin Shire in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of Sydney. It is close to Forbes, Cowra and Young. At the 2011 census, Grenfell had a population of 1,996. The town is served daily by connecting NSW TrainLink services from Sydney via Bathurst and Lithgow. Grenfell is approximately 5 hours from Sydney and 2 1/2 hours from Canberra. History In 1866, shepherd Cornelius O’Brien discovered a gold bearing quartz outcrop. Within some weeks, large parties of miners from the Lambing Flats and Forbes diggings arrived. Tents, bark huts and a business centre grew along the banks of Emu Creek. A few months later, Grenfell was proclaimed on January 1, 1867 after Gold Commissioner, John Granville Grenfell, who was wounded by bushrangers near Narromine on 7 December 1866. John Granville Grenfell was driving a coach at the time and refused to stop when bushrangers called him to. He was shot twice in the groin and died 24 hours later. Betw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1891 Canterbury Colonial Election Re-count
In September 1891 the Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count of the 1891 Canterbury election. There were 4 seats available. Joseph Carruthers () had been comfortably re-elected at the head of the poll with 7,231 votes, 19.8%. The following 4 candidates were separated by 105 votes, with John Wheeler () defeating James Eve () for the final seat with a margin of 5 votes. The next best candidate, John Grant () was a further 487 behind, with 3,857 votes, 10.6%. The committee declared that John Wheeler () had not been elected the member for Canterbury, however no by-election was conducted. Instead the committee declared that James Eve () based on its own count of the result. Dates Result , - , , , colspan="2" , gain 1 from The Elections and Qualifications Committee conducted a re-count of the 1891 Canterbury election and declared that John Wheeler () had not been elected the member for Canterbury. No by-election was conducted, ins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1885 Young Colonial Election Re-count
In December 1885 the Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the 1885 general election for Young, in which Gerald Spring and William Watson had been declared elected, with William Watson having a margin of 2 votes over James Mackinnon. The petition made 2 main complaints (1) the returning officer at Bendick Murrell had marked the ballot papers with the electoral number of the voter, allowing anyone to ascertain how each elector had voted and (2) votes for Mackinnon were improperly rejected as informal. The members of the committee were Robert Smith (Chairman), John Burns, Henry Clarke, John Purves, George Reid, Septimus Stephen and John Sutherland. The Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that William Watson had not been elected the member for Young, however no by-election was conducted. Instead the committee declared that James Mackinnon had been elected with a margin of 48 votes. No reasons were published. Dates Result The Elections an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1879 Mudgee Colonial Election Re-count
In March 1879 the Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the 1879 Mudgee by-election, in which Richard Rouse had been declared elected by a margin of 1 vote over David Buchanan. The committee declared that Richard Rouse had not been elected the member for Mudgee, however no by-election was conducted. Instead the committee declared that David Buchanan had been elected. No reasons were published however The Sydney Morning Herald stated that it appeared that the majority of Mr Rouse was created by illegal voting. Petition Buchannan's supporters petitioned the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly against the return of Rouse, alleging that #The returning officer illegally voted in the election and voted for Rouse; #That a voter had left his vote for Rouse on the table and not placed it in the ballot box; #The Poll Clerk at one booth did not appear until 10:00 am despite voting commencing at 9:00 am; and #The electoral roll included two men under 21 years old who had vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
