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1881 Carcoar 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 Carcoar on 1 December 1881 because Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly on allegations of bribery and corruption.

Dates

Date Event
9 November 1881 Ezekiel Baker expelled from the Legislative Assembly.
10 November 1881 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
24 November 1881 Nominations
1 December 1881 Polling day
13 December 1881 Return of writ

Result

1881 Carcoar by-election
Thursday 1 December 
Candidate Votes %
George Campbell (elected) 846 58.1
Ezekiel Baker (defeated) 610 41.9
Total formal votes 1,456 96.4
Informal votes 55 3.6
Turnout 1,511 56.2


See also

References

  1. Nairn, Bede (1969). "Baker, Ezekiel Alexander (1823–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. "Mr Ezekiel Alexander Baker (1823-1912)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Carcoar". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 450. 10 November 1881. p. 5773. Retrieved 22 August 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1881 Carcoar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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