1879 Orange colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 4 March 1879. It was triggered because the Elections and Qualifications Committee held that Edward Combes position of Executive Commissioner for New South Wales at the Paris International Exhibition was an office of profit under the crown and his seat was declared vacant.

Dates

Date	Event
4 December 1878	Question referred to the Elections and Qualifications Committee on the basis that Mr Coombes had been paid expenses of £1,250.
11 February 1879	Report of the Elections and Qualifications Committee was tabled and seat declared vacant.
12 February 1879	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
28 February 1879	Nominations
4 March 1879	Polling day
18 March 1879	Return of writ

Results

1879 Orange by-election
Tuesday 4 March 

Candidate		Votes	%
Andrew Kerr (elected)		663	57.4
John Ardill		465	40.3
Thomas Dalveen		27	2.3
Total formal votes		1,155	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,155	38.8

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Orange
• List of New South Wales state by-elections