1868 Upper Hunter colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 3 July 1868 due to the resignation of sitting member James White,[1] who left the colony to travel to England, Europe and the United States.[2][3]

Dates

Date	Event
8 May 1868	James White resigned.[1]
18 May 1868	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
2 June 1868	Nominations
6 June 1868	Polling day
15 June 1868	Return of writ
24 June 1868	Poll held at Jerry's Plains as no poll was held there on 6 June.[5]
21 August 1868	Election proclaimed valid despite not being returned by 15 June.[6]

Results

1868 Upper Hunter by-election [7][lower-alpha 1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Archibald Bell		591	59.1
Thomas Dangar		383	38.3
William Gordon		20	2.0
Sydney Drewe		6	0.6
Total formal votes		1,000	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,000	40.3

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. The declaration of the poll had Archibald Bell  with a majority of 248 votes,[8] however the final results for Jerry's Plains do not appear to have been reported and are not included in the table.[7]

References

1. "Mr James White (1828-1890)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
2. Rutledge, Martha. "White, James (1828–1890)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 31 October 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
3. Mennell, Philip (1892). "White, Hon. James" . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
4. "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette (121). 18 May 1868. p. 1445. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "To the electors of Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette (140). 12 June 1868. p. 1714. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "Proclamation: election of Archibald Bell valid". New South Wales Government Gazette (205). 21 August 1868. p. 2825. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
7. Green, Antony. "1868 Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
8. "Scone: declaration of the poll". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 11 July 1868. p. 4. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.