1904 Illawarra state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 9 January 1904 because of the death of Archibald Campbell (Liberal Reform).[1]

Dates

Date	Event
14 December 1903	Archibald Campbell died.[1]
19 December 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
31 December 1903	Nominations
9 January 1904	Polling day
25 January 1904	Return of writ

Result

1904 Illawarra by-election
Saturday 9 January [3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Edward Allen	716	42.5
	Progressive	Andrew Lysaght Sr.	563	33.5
	Labour	David Ritchie	404	24.0
Total formal votes			1,683	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			1,683	62.7
	Liberal Reform hold

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Archibald Campbell (1834-1903)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Illawarra". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales (667). 21 December 1903. p. 9357. Retrieved 29 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1904 Illawarra by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2020.