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1857 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cumberland North Riding on 11 December 1857 because of the resignation of John Darvall.

Dates

Date	Event
26 November 1857	John Darvall resigned.
28 November 1857	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
8 December 1857	Nominations
11 December 1857	Polling day
17 December 1857	Return of writ

Result

**1857 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election**
Friday 11 December
Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Smith (elected)		394	57.4
Henry Parkes		292	42.6
Total formal votes		686	100.0
Informal votes		0	0
Turnout		686	30.8

See also

References

^ "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
"Writ of election: North Riding of Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 177. 1 December 1857. p. 2266. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1857 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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