A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tamworth in June 1889 because of the resignation of Robert Levien (Protectionist). The Supreme Court had found Levien guilty of the dishonourable conduct of permitting his unqualified clerk to have acted as an attorney, fined him £100 and suspended him from practice for twelve months.
Dates
Date | Event |
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31 May 1889 | Decision of the Supreme Court handed down and Robert Levin resigned. |
1 June 1889 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
10 June 1889 | Nominations |
18 June 1889 | Polling day |
25 June 1889 | Return of writ |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Protectionist | Robert Levien (re-elected) | Unopposed | |||
Protectionist hold |
See also
References
- "Mr Robert Henry Levien (1849–1938)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
- Ex parte Card; Re Rawlings and Levien [1889] NSWLawRp 34, (1889) 10 LR (NSW) 43 (31 May 1889), Supreme Court.
- "Parliament: Mr Robert Henry Levien". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 June 1889. p. 8. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via Trove.
- "Writ of election: Tamworth". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 282. 1 June 1889. p. 3885. Retrieved 22 November 2019 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1889 Tamworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
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