A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 1 December 1873 because Sir James Martin's seat was declared vacant on accepting appointment as Chief Justice of New South Wales.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 November 1873 | Sir James Martin's seat declared vacant.[1] |
| 12 November 1873 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 24 November 1873 | Nominations |
| 1 December 1873 | Polling day |
| 16 December 1873 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Cooper (elected) | 513 | 46.8 | |
| Henry Rotton | 357 | 32.5 | |
| Bernhardt Holtermann | 224 | 20.4 | |
| John Smeed | 3 | 0.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,097 | 94.7 | |
| Informal votes | 61 | 5.3 | |
| Turnout | 1,158 | 39.2 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
- ^ "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 259. 13 November 1873. p. 3141. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1873 results East Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.