A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 6 May 1893 because of the resignation of John Nobbs ( Free Trade) due to bankruptcy. [1]
Date | Event |
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26 April 1893 | John Nobbs resigned. [2] |
27 April 1893 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3] |
29 April 1893 | Nominations |
6 May 1893 | Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm |
13 May 1893 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | George McCredie (elected) | 2,417 | 66.2 | ||
Free Trade | John Nobbs (defeated) | 1,292 | 34.8 | ||
Total formal votes | 3,709 | 98.9 | |||
Informal votes | 40 | 1.1 | |||
Turnout | 3,749 | 37.8 [a] | |||
Free Trade hold |