1906 The Castlereagh state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Castlereagh on 24 November 1906 because of the death of Hugh Macdonald (Labour).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
18 October 1906	Hugh Macdonald died.[1]
24 October 1906	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
14 November 1906	Nominations
24 November 1906	Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm
11 December 1906	Return of writ

Result

1906 The Castlereagh by-election
Saturday 24 November ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Labour	John Treflé	1,960	54.4
	Liberal Reform	Patrick Barry	1,632	45.3
	Independent	Donald Fletcher	12	0.3
Total formal votes			3,604	98.5	−0.1
Informal votes			54	1.5	+0.1
Turnout			3,658	50.5 [a]	−1.6
	Labour hold

See also

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

Notes

1. based on an electoral roll of 7,248 at the 1904 election.^[4]

References

1. "Mr Hugh Macdonald (1850-1906)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Castlereagh". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 245. 24 October 1906. p. 5885. Retrieved 23 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1906 The Castlereagh by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1904 Castlereagh". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 December 2019.