1886 Bathurst colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 9 March 1886 as a result of the appointment of Francis Suttor to the office of Postmaster-General in the Jennings ministry.[1] Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed.[2] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a poll was required for Bathurst and Redfern where Arthur Renwick was re-elected. The 7 other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[3]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
26 February 1886 | Jennings ministry appointed.[4] |
3 March 1886 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5] |
6 March 1886 | Nominations.[6] |
9 March 1886 | Polling day |
24 March 1886 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Francis Suttor (re-elected) | 568 | 60.6 | |
Daniel Mayne | 369 | 39.4 | |
Total formal votes | 937 | 98.4 | |
Informal votes | 15 | 1.6 | |
Turnout | 952 | 53.7 |
See also
References
- ^ "Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (1839-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "By-elections 1885-87". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
- ^ "Appointment Jennings ministry". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 125. 26 February 1886. p. 1427. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 134. 3 March 1886. p. 1533. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Bathurst Election: nomination day". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. 9 March 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1886 results Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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