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1898 Narrabri colonial by-election

The 1898 Narrabri colonial by-election was held on 3 June 1898 to elect the member for Narrabri in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, following the death of Free Trade MP Charles Collins. The vote was held on the same day as a by-election in Sydney-Fitzroy and a statewide referendum on the subject of federation.

The by-election was won by Labour Electoral League candidate Hugh Ross with 32.8% of the vote. He retained the seat 54 days later at the New South Wales colonial election on 27 July 1898.

12 April 1898 – Charles Collins died
2 May 1898 – Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
13 May 1898 – Candidate nominations
3 June 1898 – Election day
10 June 1898 – Return of writ

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Labour	Hugh Ross	382	32.8	−3.0
	Protectionist	George Dale	357	30.7	+30.7
	Protectionist	Robert Barton	198	17.0	+17.0
	Free Trade	Gulielmus Williams	141	12.1	+12.1
	Free Trade	Thomas McGee	86	7.4	+7.4
1,164	100.0	+0.3
0	0.0	−0.3
1,164	60.4	+4.8
	Labour gain from Free Trade

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

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