1873 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 8 September 1873 because Joseph Innes was appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
13 August 1873	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
1 September 1873	Nominations
8 September 1873	Polling day
22 September 1873	Return of writ

Candidates

• Walter Church was the former member for Goldfields West who had been defeated at the 1872 election.[3]
• Alfred O'Connor was a gold miner who was previously a member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1861–1864.[4][5]
• Joseph O'Connor was a printer and journalist from Sydney who had unsuccessfully stood at the December 1870 West Sydney by-election,[6] and the 1872 Mudgee by-election.[7]
• John Scully was a gold miner.[8]

Results

1873 Mudgee by-election [9]

Candidate		Votes	%
Joseph O'Connor		1,618	39.95
Walter Church		995	24.57
Alfred O'Connor		881	21.75
John Scully		556	13.73
Informal votes		0	0.00
Turnout		4,050	45.81

See also

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

References

1. "Sir Joseph George Long Innes (1834-1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette (196). 13 August 1873. p. 2239. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
3. Green, Antony. "1872 results Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
4. "Alfred Arthur O'Conner". re-member: a database of all Victorian MPs since 1851. Parliament of Victoria. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
5. "Candidates for the district of Mudgee". The Empire. 25 August 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
6. Green, Antony. "December 1870 results West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
7. Green, Antony. "1872 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
8. "Legislative Assembly seat of Mudgee". The Empire. 6 September 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
9. Green, Antony. "1873 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.