A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gundagai on 23 November 1882 because of the death of William Forster. Parliament was dissolved on the same day as the polling and so Bruce Smith could not take his seat.
Dates
Date | Event |
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30 October 1882 | William Forster died. |
2 November 1882 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
17 November 1882 | Nominations |
23 November 1882 | Polling day |
5 December 1882 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Bruce Smith (elected) | 380 | 70.5 | |
George Wallace | 92 | 17.1 | |
Robert Barbour | 67 | 12.4 | |
Total formal votes | 539 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 539 | 30.9 |
See also
References
- ^ "Mr William Forster (1818–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- "Writ of election: Gundagai". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 442. 6 November 1882. p. 5885. Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via Trove.
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