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1872 Mudgee 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 Mudgee on 2 January 1872 because of the resignation of Henry Stephen.

Dates

Date Event
13 December 1871 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
28 December 1871 Nominations
2 January 1872 Polling day
16 January 1872 Return of writ

Results

1872 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 2 January 
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (elected) 848 64.6
Joseph O'Connor 465 35.4
Total formal votes 1,313 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,313 48.0

See also

References

  1. "Sir Matthew Henry Stephen (1828-1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 300. 13 December 1871. p. 2825. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1872 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
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