A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 10 May 1860 because of the resignation of Thomas Hawkins.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 April 1860 | Thomas Hawkins resigned.[1] |
| 13 April 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 30 April 1860 | Nominations |
| 10 May 1860 | Polling day |
| 23 May 1860 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Deniehy (elected) | 496 | 68.7 | |
| John McGuigan | 215 | 29.8 | |
| Henry Dangar | 11 | 1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 722 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 722 | 54.6 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Thomas Jarman Hawkins (1809-1885)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 70. 14 April 1860. p. 729. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.