A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Balmain South on 6 December 1902 because of the resignation of Sydney Law from and the parliament. Following the 1901 election, the Progressive Party had formed a government with the support of Labour. In 1902 a man named Moss Friedman had been found guilty by a jury, however the judge disagreed with the guilty verdict. The Attorney General, Bernhard Wise, remitted Friedman's sentence and Joseph Carruthers, the Leader of the Opposition, moved a motion in the Legislative Assembly to censure Wise. Law voted in support of the motion despite a Labour decision to oppose it. Law chose to resign and recontest the seat as an candidate.
Dates Date Event 30 October 1902 Vote on censure motion in Legislative Assembly/ 18 November 1902 Sydney Law resigned. 19 November 1902 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 28 November 1902 Nominations 6 December 1902 Polling day 15 December 1902 Return of writ
Result
Sydney Law resigned from and the parliament, recontesting the seat as an candidate.
See also Electoral results for the district of Balmain South List of New South Wales state by-elections
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