1900 Sydney-Phillip colonial by-election

Election result for Sydney-Phillip, New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney-Phillip on 9 June 1900 because of the resignation of Henry Copeland (Protectionist) who had accepted the position of Agent-General in London.^[1] Daniel O'Connor was previously a Free Trade member for West Sydney but had joined the Protectionist party for the 1898 Sydney-Pyrmont election.^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
27 March 1900	Henry Copeland resigned.^[1]
4 June 1900	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
8 June 1900	Nominations
9 June 1900	Polling day
16 June 1900	Return of writ

1900 Sydney-Phillip by-election
Saturday 9 June ^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Protectionist	Daniel O'Connor	453	51.9	-5.6
	Labour	Robert Hollis	319	36.5
	Independent Liberal	John Moloney	101	11.6
Total formal votes			873	98.8	-0.5
Informal votes			11	1.2	+0.5
Turnout			884	30.8	-20.4
	Protectionist hold

^ ^a ^b "The Hon. Henry Copeland (1839-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Nolan to O'Neil". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Writ of election: Sydney-Phillip". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 552. 4 June 1900. p. 4409. Retrieved 14 April 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1900 Sydney-Phillip by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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