A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Murray on 5 August 1872 because of the resignation of Patrick Jennings.[1] William Hay was elected with 61% of the vote.
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 June 1872 | Patrick Jennings resigned.[1] |
| 26 June 1872 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
| 22 July 1872 | Nominations |
| 5 August 1872 | Polling day |
| 31 August 1872 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Hay (elected) | 389 | 61.6 | |
| George Stephen | 238 | 37.7 | |
| Henry Lane | 5 | 0.8 | |
| Total formal votes | 632 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 632 | 54.5 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Murray". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 179. 26 June 1872. p. 1665. Retrieved 30 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1872 results The Murray". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.