1899 Ashfield colonial by-election


A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Ashfield on 26 September 1899 because Bernhard Wise had been appointed Attorney General. Until 1904, members appointed to a ministerial position were required to face a by-election. These were generally uncontested. Of the nine ministers appointed with the formation of Lyne ministry, Ashfield and Hume were the only electorates in which the by-election was contested.

Result


Bernhard Wise had been appointed Attorney General.