May 1888 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 14 May 1888 because of the resignation of Andrew McCulloch (Free Trade) who was facing financial difficulties.^[1] He announced his intention to recontest the seat at the by-election,^[2] even though he decided not to stand.^[3]

Dates

Date	Event
1 May 1888	Andrew McCulloch resigned.[1]
2 May 1888	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
8 May 1888	Nominations
15 May 1888	Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm
21 May 1888	Return of writ

Result

1888 Central Cumberland by-election
Tuesday 15 May ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	David Buchanan (elected)	1,222	48.5
	Free Trade	George Simpson	954	37.8
	Ind. Free Trade	Thomas Taylor	345	13.7
Total formal votes			2,521	97.1
Informal votes			76	2.9
Turnout			2,597	28.8
	Protectionist gain from Free Trade

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Andrew Hardie McCulloch (junior)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
2. A H McCulloch (7 May 1888). "Central Cumberland election". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. "Central Cumberland election". The Cumberland Mercury. 9 May 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
4. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 280. 2 May 1888. p. 3133. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "May 1888 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.