A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
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electorate of
Balmain South on 6 December 1902 because of the resignation of
Sydney Law
Sydney James Law (23 November 1856 – 7 October 1939) was an Australian politician.
Born in Redfern to cabinet maker John Law and Sarah Pollard, he established what would become a highly successful drapery shop in Balmain around 1881. O ...
from and the parliament.
Following the
1901 election, the
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had formed a government with the support of Labour. In 1902 a man named Moss Friedman had been found guilty by a jury, however the judge disagreed with the guilty verdict. The
Attorney General
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,
Bernhard Wise
Bernhard Ringrose Wise (10 February 1858 – 19 September 1916), commonly referred to as B. R. Wise, was an Australian politician. He was a social reformer, seen by some as a traitor to his class, but who was not fully accepted by the labor Mov ...
, remitted Friedman's sentence and
Joseph Carruthers
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, the
Leader of the Opposition
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, moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly to censure Wise. Law voted in support of the motion despite a Labour decision to oppose it.
Law chose to resign and recontest the seat as an candidate.
Dates
Result
Sydney Law
Sydney James Law (23 November 1856 – 7 October 1939) was an Australian politician.
Born in Redfern to cabinet maker John Law and Sarah Pollard, he established what would become a highly successful drapery shop in Balmain around 1881. O ...
resigned from and the parliament, recontesting the seat as an candidate.
See also
*
Electoral results for the district of Balmain South
*
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 ...
Notes
References
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1902 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1900s in New South Wales