At the time of his resignation, Reid was the leader of the Free Trade Party and the first Australian Opposition Leader. He resigned in protest on the day that a bill was passed in the parliament regarding the allocation of electoral boundaries for the state of New South Wales.[1]
Reid was returned as member for East Sydney with an increased majority. He was the first member of the House of Representatives to resign, and was the only person in federal parliamentary history to win back their own seat in a by-election after resigning until John Alexander did the same at the Bennelong by-election.
Referencesedit
^"FEDERAL POLITICS". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 19 August 1903. p. 7. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
^Commonwealth By-elections 1901–82. Canberra: Australian Electoral Commission. 1983.
1903, east, sydney, election, election, held, australian, house, representatives, electorate, east, sydney, south, wales, september, 1903, friday, triggered, resignation, george, reid, august, 1903, writ, election, issued, august, nominations, candidates, clos. A by election was held for the Australian House of Representatives electorate of East Sydney in New South Wales on 4 September 1903 a Friday It was triggered by the resignation of George Reid on 18 August 1903 The writ for the by election was issued on 20 August nominations for candidates closed on 27 August 1903 East Sydney by election 1901 18 August 1903 1903 The East Sydney seat in the House of RepresentativesRegistered13 763Turnout2 073 15 06 First party Second party Third party PROT IND Candidate George Reid William Maguire John Blake Party Free Trade Protectionist Independent Popular vote 1 697 259 96 Percentage 82 70 12 62 4 68 Swing 14 67 12 62 4 68MP before election George Reid Free Trade Elected MP George Reid Free TradeContents 1 Background 2 Results 3 Aftermath 4 References 5 See alsoBackground editAt the time of his resignation Reid was the leader of the Free Trade Party and the first Australian Opposition Leader He resigned in protest on the day that a bill was passed in the parliament regarding the allocation of electoral boundaries for the state of New South Wales 1 Results editEast Sydney by election 1903 2 Party Candidate Votes Free Trade George Reid 1 697 82 70 14 67 Protectionist William Maguire 259 12 62 12 62 Independent John Blake 96 4 68 4 68 Total formal votes 2 052 98 99 2 32 Informal votes 21 1 01 2 32 Registered electors 13 763 Turnout 2 073 15 06 46 65 Free Trade hold Swing 14 67Aftermath editReid was returned as member for East Sydney with an increased majority He was the first member of the House of Representatives to resign and was the only person in federal parliamentary history to win back their own seat in a by election after resigning until John Alexander did the same at the Bennelong by election References edit FEDERAL POLITICS The West Australian Perth National Library of Australia 19 August 1903 p 7 Retrieved 30 August 2011 Commonwealth By elections 1901 82 Canberra Australian Electoral Commission 1983 See also editList of Australian federal by elections Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1903 East Sydney by election amp oldid 1218215549, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
