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1860 Morpeth 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 Morpeth on 7 August 1860 because Edward Close resigned. Close later stated that he resigned because it had been a lengthy session of parliament, marked by a contest for power between Charles Cowper, William Forster and John Robertson in which nothing was done.

Dates

Date Event
12 July 1860 Edward Close resigned.
17 July 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
31 July 1860 Nominations at Morpeth.
7 August 1860 Polling day.
17 August 1860 Return of writ

Polling places

Result

1860 Morpeth by-election
Tuesday 7 August 
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Cohen (elected) 312 59.8
David Buchanan 210 40.2
Total formal votes 522 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 522 64.5

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr Edward Charles Close [2] (1825–1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Election for Morpeth: the nominations". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 18 September 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Morpeth". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 132. 19 July 1860. p. 1363. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "The Morpeth election: The nomination". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 2 August 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "Morpeth election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  6. "Morpeth: booth results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  7. Green, Antony. "1860 Morpeth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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