A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Tumut on 1 November 1860 because the by-election in May 1860 was declared void by the Election and Qualifications Committee. Daniel Deniehy was declared elected, however he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day. Deniehy took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative Assembly as a member for Tumut.
Dates
Date | Event |
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10 May 1860 | Poll held in majority of electorate |
4 June 1860 | Poll held in Adelong |
18 October 1860 | Election and Qualifications Committee declared the by-election to be void. |
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. | |
1 November 1860 | Nominations. |
8 November 1860 | Polling day |
20 November 1860 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Charles Cowper Jr. (elected) | show of hands | ||
John Egan | |||
Thomas Mate |
See also
References
- Green, Antony. "May 1860 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- Green, Antony. "1860 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- "Mr Daniel Henry Deniehy (1828-1865)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- "Legislative Assembly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
- "Writ of election: Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 193. 19 October 1860. p. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Tumut election". The Empire. 8 November 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "November 1860 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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