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1884 Northumberland colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of Northumberland in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 26 May 1884 because of the resignation of Atkinson Tighe due to ill health.[1][2]

Dates

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Date Event
7 May 1884 Atkinson Tighe resigned.[3]
8 May 1884 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
22 May 1884 Day of nomination
26 May 1884 Polling day
3 June 1884 Return of writ

Candidates

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Result

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1884 Northumberland by-election
Saturday 26 May [2]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Luscombe (elected) 962 38.7
William Christie 484 19.5
Thomas Hungerford 403 16.2
Total formal votes 2,487 97.3
Informal votes 69 2.7
Turnout 2,556 68.1

See also

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References

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  1. ^ O'Donnell, Dan (1976). "Tighe, Atkinson Alfred Patrick (1827–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1884 Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Mr Atkinson Alfred Patrick Tighe (1827-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: Northumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 211. 8 May 1884. p. 2977. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Chedid to Coady". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr Richard Charles Luscombe". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.