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1859 East Macquarie 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 East Macquarie on 10 August 1859 because of the resignation of William Suttor Sr.

Dates

Date	Event
13 September 1859	William Suttor resigned.
14 September 1859	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
29 September 1859	Nominations
6 October 1859	Polling day
13 October 1859	Return of writ

Result

**1859 East Macquarie by-election**
Thursday 6 October
Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Hawkins (elected)		407	57.2
Daniel Deniehy		305	42.8
Total formal votes		712	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		712	53.9

See also

References

^ "Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
"Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 184. 14 September 1859. p. 2051. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1859 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.

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