1894 Tweed colonial by-election explained

A by-election for the seat of Tweed in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 December 1894 because the Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Willard was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland.

Dates

Date	Event
15 November 1894	Elections and Qualifications Committee held that John Willard was not qualified.[1]
19 November 1894	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
29 November 1894	Day of nomination
6 December 1894	Polling day
20 December 1894	Return of writ

Results

The Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that the election of John Willard was void as he did not meet the residency qualification, having spent much of that 12 months in Queensland.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. News: Legislative Assembly: Elections and Qualifications Committee . . 16 November 1894 . 24 November 2019 . 3 . Trove.
2. News: Writ of election: Tweed . . 778 . 19 November 1894 . 24 November 2019 . 7379 . Trove.