1891 Bourke colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bourke on 4 December 1891 because of the resignation of Peter Howe (Protectionist),^[1] which was given to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly after he had been convicted of conspiracy to defraud.^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
8 October 1891	Peter Howe charged with conspiracy to defraud.
21 October 1891	Peter Howe gave his resignation to William Willis, to be given to the Speaker if he was convicted.^[2]
31 October 1891	Peter Howe was convicted of one count of conspiracy to defraud.
6 November 1891	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
20 November 1891	Nominations
4 December 1891	Polling day
18 December 1891	Return of writ

1891 Bourke by-election
Saturday 10 November ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protectionist	Thomas Waddell (elected)	1,337	55.4
	Labour	Donald Macdonell	1,077	44.6
Total formal votes			2,414	99.0
Informal votes			25	1.0
Turnout			2,439	37.3
	Protectionist hold

^ "Mr James Peter Howe (1854-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
^ ^a ^b "The case of James Peter Howe". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 November 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 24 April 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Writ of election: Bourke". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 706. 6 November 1891. p. 8853. Retrieved 17 August 2020 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1891 Bourke by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

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