1888 Paddington colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paddington on 12 January 1888 because William Trickett (Free Trade) was appointed to the Legislative Council.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
23 December 1887	William Trickett resigned.^[1]
28 December 1887	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
30 December 1887	William Trickett appointed to Legislative Council.^[3]
9 January 1888	Nominations
12 January 1888	Polling day
14 January 1888	Return of writ

Candidates

William Allen (Protectionist) was a soap manufacturer. His brother Alfred was one of the sitting Free Trade members for Paddington

Charles Cansdell (Free Trade) was a barrister, former Crown Prosecutor and Acting Judge of the District Court. This was his third and final time as a candidate, having previously been unsuccessful in 1877 (Windsor) and 1885 (Paddington).^[4]

Charles Hellmrich (Free Trade) was an architect, alderman in the Paddington Municipal Council and former Mayor of Paddington.^[5] This was his second of three attempts for Paddington, having previously been unsuccessful in 1885 (Paddington). He stood unsuccessfully for a final time in 1891.^[6]

Edward Knapp (Free Trade) was a surveyor and member of the Local Option League. This was the only time he stood for parliament.^[7]

Result

1888 Paddington by-election
Thursday 12 January ^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protectionist	William Allen (elected)	1,696	40.6
	Free Trade	Charles Hellmrich	1,682	40.2
	Free Trade	Edward Knapp	612	14.6
	Free Trade	Charles Cansdell	192	4.6
Total formal votes			4,182	97.7
Informal votes			98	2.3
Turnout			4,280	51.1
	Protectionist gain from Free Trade

Aftermath

With a margin of just 14 votes, Charles Hellmrich challenged the result in the Elections and Qualifications Committee.^[9] The Committee consisted of 2 Free Trade members (Jacob Garrard and Albert Gould) and 3 Protectionist members (Joseph Palmer Abbott, Robert Smith and John See). The committee scrutinised the ballot papers and held that Allen was properly elected, finding that the true result was Allen 1,689, Hellmrich 1,653, Knapp 608 and Cansdell 191, formal 4,141, informal 114, total 4,255.^[8]^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Mr William Joseph Trickett (1843-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Paddington". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 751. 28 December 1887. p. 8569. Retrieved 10 May 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Summoned to the Legislative Council of New South Wales". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 760. 30 December 1887. p. 8609. Retrieved 10 May 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Burney to Carlos". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Death of Mr Charles Hellmrich". The Sydney Morning Herald. 2 August 1902. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Heferen to Hitchens". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: King to Lamont". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b Green, Antony. "1888 Paddington by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ "Petition: election for Paddington". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 113. 15 February 1888. p. 1281. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Meeting of the Elections and Qualifications Committee". The Sydney Morning Herald. 24 February 1888. p. 7. Retrieved 10 May 2021 – via Trove.

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