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Municipality of Ryde: election, 1890
Election date: No poll required as number of nominations equalled the number of positions (1)
Aldermen elected: (2)
Central Ward: Samuel JORDAN (elected unopposed)
East Ward: James ROSS (elected unopposed)
West Ward: George LOVELL (elected unopposed)
Aldermen who served during 1890-1891: (3)
Edward ATKINS jnr; Alfred BEST; Thomas DEAN; John FORSYTH; James GOODSELL (4); Samuel JORDAN; George LOVELL; James MARTIN (5); Thomas Smedley PIDDING; James ROSS
Mayor: (6)
George LOVELL
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References:
(1) Sydney Morning Herald 5 February 1890 p8
(2) Sydney Morning Herald 29 January 1890 p8 and Council minutes: Special meeting of 7 February 1890
(3) Council minutes
(4) Ald. Goodsell resigned; an election was held 6 September 1890 to find a replacement for East Ward. Replaced by James Martin
(5) Meeting held 2 September 1890 for purpose of nominating and electing an alderman for East Ward in the stead of James Goodsell who had resigned. 6 September 1890 set as election date as number of nominations exceeded the single vacancy. James Martin was elected, official declaration took place 8 September 1890. First meeting attended 19 September 1890
(6) Ald. Lovell was elected Mayor at a Special meeting on 7 February 1890
Compiled by Local Studies and Family History Librarian, City of Ryde Libraries, 2019
The Municipality of Ryde and the Municipality of Eastwood amalgamated on 1 January 1949.
Aldermen were elected for three years but in the first few years of the Council one alderman from each ward was obliged to resign, determined by who had received the least votes at the first election. Thereafter, as their three year term expired, the aldermen would retire but could seek re-election.