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1887 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 6 May 1887 because of the resignation of Adolphus Taylor (Free Trade) to become the Examiner of Patents.

Dates

Date	Event
21 April 1887	Adolphus Taylor resigned.
22 April 1887	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.
6 May 1887	Nominations
11 May 1887	Polling day
25 May 1887	Return of writ

Results

1887 Mudgee by-election
Friday 6 May
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Free Trade	John Haynes (elected)	1,025	54.5
	Protectionist	John Carden	855	45.5
Total formal votes			1,880	100.0
Informal votes			0	0.0
Turnout			1,880	47.8
	Free Trade hold

See also

References

^ "Mr Adolphus George Taylor (1857-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 233. 22 April 1887. p. 2747. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1887 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.

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