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(Redirected from 1863 East Maitland colonial by-election 1) By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 18 June 1863 because of the death of James Dickson.

Dates

Date Event
28 April 1863 James Dickson died.
8 June 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
17 June 1863 Nominations.
18 June 1863 Polling day
22 June 1863 Return of writ

Result

June 1863 East Maitland by-election
Thursday, 18 June 
Candidate Votes %
John Darvall (elected) 194 50.7
Archibald Hamilton 189 49.4
Total formal votes 383 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 383 49.9

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr James Dickson (1813-1863)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 112. 10 June 1863. p. 1319. Retrieved 5 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "East Maitland election: the nomination". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "June 1863 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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