1893 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

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]

Dates

Date	Event
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

Candidates

• John Nobbs was the former member.
• George McCredie was the Mayor of Prospect and Sherwood.[4]

Result

1893 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 6 May [5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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 [lower-alpha 1]
	Free Trade hold

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. based on an electoral roll of 9,914 at the 1891 by-election

References

1. Kass, Terry (1988). "Nobbs, John (1845–1921)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 11. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. "Mr John Nobbs (1845–1921)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (278). 27 April 1893. p. 3361. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
4. "Central Cumberland election". Evening News. 28 April 1893. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2020 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1893 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 August 2020.