title: 1894 Singleton colonial by-election
text: # 1894 Singleton colonial by-election
  
  A by-election for the seat of Singleton in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 14 August 1894 because Albert Gould (Free Trade) had been appointed Minister for Justice in the Reid ministry. Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and four ministers were re-elected unopposed, James Brunker (East Maitland), Joseph Carruthers (St George), Jacob Garrard (Sherbrooke) and James Young (The Manning). A poll was required in Bathurst (Sydney Smith), Hartley (Joseph Cook), Singleton and Sydney-King (George Reid) however all were comfortably re-elected.
  
  ## Dates
  
  | Date | Event |
  | - | - |
  | 17 July 1894 | 1894 New South Wales colonial election |
  | 3 August 1894 | Reid ministry appointed. |
  | 4 August 1894 | Writ of election issued by the Governor. |
  | 10 August 1894 | Day of nomination |
  | 14 August 1894 | Polling day |
  | 24 August 1894 | Return of writ |
  
  ## Result
  
  1894 Singleton by-election Tuesday 14 August :
  
  | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Free Trade | Albert Gould (re-elected) | 1,008 | 69.0 | +22.4 |
  | | Labor | Robert Connelly | 452 | 31.0 | +9.4 |
  | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,460 | 98.3 | -0.6 |
  | Informal votes | Informal votes | Informal votes | 25 | 1.7 | +0.6 |
  | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,485 | 63.0 | -18.2 |
  | | Free Trade hold | Free Trade hold | | | |
  