1878 East Maitland colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 5 June 1878 because of the death of Stephen Scholey.[1]
Dates
[edit]| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 13 May 1878 | Stephen Scholey died.[1] |
| 16 May 1878 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 4 June 1878 | Nominations |
| 5 June 1878 | Polling day |
| 17 June 1878 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Badgery (elected) | 302 | 46.7 | |
| Charles Heydon | 175 | 27.1 | |
| Joseph Gorrick | 169 | 26.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 646 | 98.8 | |
| Informal votes | 8 | 1.2 | |
| Turnout | 654 | 81.6 | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr Stephen Scholey (1813-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 145. 16 May 1878. p. 1945. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1878 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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