A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 7 June 1875 caused by the death of Francis White.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 May 1875 | Death of Francis White.[1] |
| 12 May 1875 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 31 May 1875 | Nominations |
| 7 June 1875 | Polling day |
| 21 June 1875 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 771 | 44.4 | |
| John McElhone | 726 | 41.8 | |
| Oliver Saunders | 97 | 5.6 | |
| Patrick Jennings | 88 | 5.1 | |
| William Gordon | 31 | 1.8 | |
| Archibald Hamilton | 22 | 1.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,735 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,735 | 57.4 | |
The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee because two polls were taken at Belltrees.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Francis White (1830-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 100. 12 May 1875. p. 1379. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "June 1875 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "The Upper Hunter election". The Evening News. 12 July 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.