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1860 Braidwood 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 Braidwood on 10 August 1860 because of the resignation of Frederick Cooper.

Dates

Date	Event
14 July 1860	Frederick Cooper resigned.
18 July 1860	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
1 August 1860	Nominations
10 August 1860	Polling day
20 August 1860	Return of writ

Results

**1860 Braidwood by-election**
Friday 10 August
Candidate		Votes	%
Merion Moriarty (elected)		184	52.9
James Larmer		159	45.7
Stephen Richardson		3	45.7
Henry Milford		1	0.3
Joseph Taylor		1	0.3
Total formal votes		348	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		348	26.7

See also

References

^ "Mr Frederick Augustus Cooper (1834-1908)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Braidwood". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 132. 19 July 1860. p. 1364. Retrieved 18 August 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1860 Braidwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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