A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of South Sydney on 13 February 1893 because of the resignation of James Toohey ( Protectionist), [1] in protest at the failure of the Protectionist Dibbs government to implement principles of protection. [2]
Date | Event |
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31 January 1893 | James Toohey resigned. [1] |
1 February 1893 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3] |
10 February 1893 | Nominations. [4] |
13 February 1893 | Polling day |
20 February 1893 | Return of writ |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | William Manning (elected) | 1,985 | 41.7 | ||
Free Trade | Edward Foxall | 1,962 | 41.2 | ||
Labour | Frederick Flowers | 814 | 17.1 | ||
Total formal votes | 4,761 | 98.7 | |||
Informal votes | 64 | 1.3 | |||
Turnout | 4,825 | 48.9 [a] | |||
Protectionist hold |