1876 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 5 October 1876 because of the death of Stephen Goold on 26 August.[1]

Dates
Date Event
7 September 1876 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
25 September 1876 Nominations
5 October 1876 Polling day
19 October 1876 Return of writ

Results
1876 Mudgee by-election [3]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Rouse 1,360 54.64
William Pigott 1,129 45.36
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 2,489 48.95
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See also

References
  1. "Mr Stephen Styles Goold (1817–1876)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette (313). 7 September 1876. p. 3539. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Green, Antony. "1876 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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