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1885 St Leonards colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of St Leonards in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 4 June 1885 because of the death of Bernhardt Holtermann.[1][2]

Dates

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Date Event
29 April 1885 Bernhardt Holtermann died.[1]
14 May 1885 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
1 June 1885 Day of nomination
4 June 1885 Polling day
13 June 1885 Return of writ

Candidates

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  • Michael McMahon was the Mayor of Victoria and a wealthy businessman, with a mansion on McMahons Point which was named after him.

Results

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1885 St Leonards by-election
Thursday 4 June [2]
Candidate Votes %
Isaac Ives (elected) 1,625 61.6
Michael McMahon 805 30.5
John Hurley 207 7.9
Total formal votes 2,637 98.8
Informal votes 33 1.2
Turnout 2,670 62.6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Bernard Otto Holtermann (1838–1885)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1885 St Leonards by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: St Leonards". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 195. 14 May 1885. p. 3157. Retrieved 24 May 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Mr John Hurley (2) (1844-1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. ^ "Mr Isaac Ellis Ives (1839-1906)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
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