1861 Tenterfield colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tenterfield on 3 December 1861 because Robert Meston resigned.[1] Meston sent a letter to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly which stated "As I find it very inconvenient for my affairs at present to attend on the very inopportune sittings of the New Smith Wales Parliament, I hereby resign my seat as representative of the Tenterfield electorate".[2]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
5 November 1861 | Robert Meston resigned.[1] |
5 November 1861 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
26 November 1861 | Nominations at Tenterfield.[4] |
3 December 1861 | Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.[5] |
17 December 1861 | Return of writ |
Polling places
- Tenterfield
- Glen Innes
- Inverell
- Dundee
- Ashford
- Maryland [a]
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Hugh Gordon (elected) | 128 | 37.8 | |
Marshall Burdekin | 96 | 28.3 | |
R R C Robertson | 91 | 26.8 | |
R W Vivers | 24 | 7.1 | |
Total formal votes | 339 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 339 | 52.3 |
See also
Notes
- ^ 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tenterfield.
References
- ^ a b "Mr Robert Meston". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly: Seat vacated". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Tenterfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 247. 6 November 1861. p. 2366. Retrieved 18 February 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Nomination for Tenterfield". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 3 December 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Election for Tenterfield". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 14 December 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1861 Tenterfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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