The 1896 Waverley colonial by-election was held on 20 February 1896 to elect the member for Waverley in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly , following the death of Free Trade MP Angus Cameron .
Thomas Jessep retained the seat for the Free Trade Party with a swing of 6.9% against Protectionist candidate Thomas Barlow and former premier Sir Henry Parkes , who contested the election as an independent . This was the last election contested by Parkes before his death 67 days later on 27 April 1896.
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^ Estimate based on a roll of 2,242 at the 1895 election .
References
"Angus Cameron" . Evening News. 27 January 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"DEATH OF MR. ANGUS CAMERON" . The Maitland Daily Mercury. 27 January 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"SIR H. PARKES BADLY DEFEATED" . Bendigo Advertiser. 21 February 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"The Waverley Election" . Kiama Independent and Illawarra and Shoalhaven Advertiser. 22 February 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
^ Green, Antony. "Waverley - By-election 1896" . Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 29 May 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"Sir Henry Parkes" . Evening News. 27 April 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"WRIT OF ELECTION" . New South Wales Government Gazette. 10 February 1896. p. 913. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"Mr. Barlow's Candidature" . The Australian Star. 3 February 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"Waverley Election" . Evening News. 29 January 1896. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"SIB HENRY A CANDIDATE" . The Armidale Chronicle. 12 February 1896. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"Ministerial Victory" . Singleton Argus. 22 February 1896. p. 6. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
"DEFEAT OF SIR HENRY PARKES" . The Golden Age. 22 February 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
Green, Antony. "Waverley - 1895" . Parliament of New South Wales. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
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