A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tumut on 10 May 1860 because of the resignation of George Lang.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 April 1860 | George Lang resigned.[1] |
| 18 April 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 3 May 1860 | Nominations |
| 10 May 1860 | Polling day |
| 22 May 1860 | Writ due to be returned |
| 4 June 1860 | Poll held in Adelong |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Deniehy (elected) | 172 | 55.3 | |
| John Egan | 139 | 44.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 311 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 311 | 40.0 | |
The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to voting irregularities.[3]
Aftermath
editWhile Daniel Deniehy was declared elected he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day,[4] Deniehy took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative Assembly as a member for Tumut.[5][6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr George Dunmore Lang (1832-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 76. 19 April 1860. p. 762. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "May 1860 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Mr Daniel Henry Deniehy (1828-1865)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2016.