A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 3 July 1868 due to the resignation of sitting member James White,[1] who left the colony to travel to England, Europe and the United States.[2][3]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 8 May 1868 | James White resigned.[1] |
| 18 May 1868 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 2 June 1868 | Nominations |
| 6 June 1868 | Polling day |
| 15 June 1868 | Return of writ |
| 24 June 1868 | Poll held at Jerry's Plains as no poll was held there on 6 June.[5] |
| 21 August 1868 | Election proclaimed valid despite not being returned by 15 June.[6] |
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archibald Bell (elected) | 591 | 59.1 | |
| Thomas Dangar | 383 | 38.3 | |
| William Gordon | 20 | 2.0 | |
| Sydney Drewe | 6 | 0.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,000 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,000 | 40.3 | |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The declaration of the poll had Archibald Bell with a majority of 248 votes,[8] however the final results for Jerry's Plains do not appear to have been reported and are not included in the table.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b "Mr James White (1828-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
- ^ Rutledge, Martha. "White, James (1828–1890)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ "Writ of election: Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 121. 18 May 1868. p. 1445. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "To the electors of Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 140. 12 June 1868. p. 1714. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Proclamation: election of Archibald Bell valid". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 205. 21 August 1868. p. 2825. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1868 Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Scone: declaration of the poll". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 11 July 1868. p. 4. Retrieved 27 November 2019 – via Trove.