1861 Tenterfield colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tenterfield on 3 December 1861 because Robert Meston resigned. Meston sent a letter to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly which stated "As I find it very inconvenient for my affairs at present to attend on the very inopportune sittings of the New Smith Wales Parliament, I hereby resign my seat as representative of the Tenterfield electorate".

Dates

Date	Event
5 November 1861	Robert Meston resigned.
5 November 1861	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
26 November 1861	Nominations at Tenterfield.
3 December 1861	Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.
17 December 1861	Return of writ

Polling places

Tenterfield
Glen Innes
Inverell
Dundee
Ashford
Maryland

Result

**1861 Tenterfield by-election**
Monday 5 August
Candidate	Votes	%
Hugh Gordon (elected)	128	37.8
Marshall Burdekin	96	28.3
R R C Robertson	91	26.8
R W Vivers	24	7.1
Total formal votes	339	100.0
Informal votes	0	0.0
Turnout	339	52.3

Notes

80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tenterfield.

References

^ "Mr Robert Meston". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
"Legislative Assembly: Seat vacated". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
"Writ of election: Tenterfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 247. 6 November 1861. p. 2366. Retrieved 18 February 2021 – via Trove.
"Nomination for Tenterfield". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 3 December 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
"Election for Tenterfield". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 14 December 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1861 Tenterfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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