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for the seat of

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in the

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was held on 14 August 1894 because

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had been appointed

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in the Reid ministry. Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and four ministers were re-elected unopposed,

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) and James Young ( The Manning). A poll was required in Bathurst (

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), Hartley,

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) and Sydney-King (

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) however all were comfortably re-elected.

Background

Cook was one of 35 members elected at the

1891 New South Wales colonial election The 1891 New South Wales colonial election was held in the then colony of New South Wales between 17 June to 3 July 1891. This election was for all of the 141 seats in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly and it was conducted in 35 single-m ...

and was the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party from 1893. The party was divided on the question of free trade or protectionism, with Cook on the side of free trade, but increasingly at odds with the party. The party decided that members must sign a "pledge" to be bound by decisions of the Caucus and Cook was the leader of those parliamentarians who refused to sign, contesting the 1894 election as an candidate. Cook's decision, immediately after the election, to join the ministry under George Reid was seen as an opportunistic act which saw Cook labeled as a class traitor.

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was appointed

in the Reid ministry ().

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hartley 1894 1894 elections in Australia New South Wales state by-elections 1890s in New South Wales

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