1875 Upper Hunter colonial by-election 1

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 7 June 1875 caused by the death of sitting member Francis White.[1]

Dates

Date Event
4 May 1875 Death of Francis White.[1]
12 May 1875 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
31 May 1875 Nominations
7 June 1875 Polling day
21 June 1875 Return of writ

Results

1875 The Upper Hunter by-election 1[3]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Hungerford 771 44.4
John McElhone 726 41.8
Oliver Saunders 97 5.6
Patrick Alfred Jennings 88 5.1
William Henry Gordon 31 1.8
Archibald Sellars Hamilton 22 1.3
Total formal votes 1,735 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,735 57.4

The election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee on the basis that two polls were taken at Belltrees.[4]

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See also

References

  1. "Mr Francis White (1830-1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). 12 May 1875. p. 1379. Retrieved 26 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  3. Green, Antony. "1875 The Upper Hunter by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. "The Upper Hunter Election". The Evening News. 12 July 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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