1903 Willoughby state by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Willoughby on 9 September 1903 because of the bankruptcy of George Howarth (Liberal Reform).^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
21 August 1903	George Howarth was made bankrupt.^[2]
26 August 1903	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
4 September 1903	Nominations
9 September 1903	Polling day
23 September 1903	Return of writ

Result

1903 Willoughby by-election
Wednesday 9 September ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Liberal Reform	Charles Wade	1,883	63.6	+5.7
	Labor	Sydney Hutton	1,079	36.4	+25.5
Total formal votes			2,962	99.6	+0.2
Informal votes			12	0.4	-0.2
Turnout			2,974	61.3 ^[a]	+1.5
	Liberal Reform hold

See also

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

Notes

1. Estimate based on a roll of 4,854 at the 1901 election.^[5]

References

1. "Mr George Howarth (1854-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. "In bankruptcy: George Howarth". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 447. 28 August 1903. p. 6385. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
3. "Writ of election: Willoughby". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 444. 26 August 1903. p. 6329. Retrieved 6 April 2021 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1903 Willoughby by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
5. Green, Antony. "1901 Willoughby". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 November 2019.