A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
electorate of
Hastings and Macleay on 23 September 1898 because
Francis Clarke Francis Clarke may refer to:
* Francis Clarke (politician) (1857–1939), Australian politician
* Francis Clarke (mathematician) (born 1948), Canadian and French mathematician
* Francis Clarke (priest) (died 1910), Irish Anglican clergyman
* Fra ...
() resigned to allow
Edmund Barton to re-enter parliament.
Dates
Result
Francis Clarke Francis Clarke may refer to:
* Francis Clarke (politician) (1857–1939), Australian politician
* Francis Clarke (mathematician) (born 1948), Canadian and French mathematician
* Francis Clarke (priest) (died 1910), Irish Anglican clergyman
* Fra ...
() resigned to allow Edmund Barton to re-enter parliament.
Aftermath
The election campaign of Sydney Smith was assisted by
James Young, who was the Free Trade member for the neighbouring
district of The Manning and
Secretary for Public Works.
Justice William Owen was subsequently appointed to conduct a
Royal Commission into allegations concerning Young's conduct during the by-election, The major allegation was that the effect of Young's statements was that as Secretary for Public Works he would favour Smith more than Barton in dealing with the requirements of the electorate. Justice Owen found Young had not abused the powers of his office, however rebuked him for a "grave indiscretion" in the way he spoke.
See also
*
Electoral results for the district of Hastings and Macleay
*
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 aro ...
References
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1898 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1890s in New South Wales