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1883 Mudgee colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 6 March 1883 because of the resignation of Adolphus Taylor after a heated argument with the member for Upper Hunter John McElhone in which McElhone challenged Taylor to resign and both would contest Taylor's seat.[1][2]

Dates

Date Event
22 February 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
3 March 1883 Nominations
6 March 1883 Polling day
13 March 1883 Return of writ

Results

1883 Mudgee by-election [1]
Candidate Votes %
Adolphus Taylor 1,289 66.65
John McElhone 645 33.35
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 1,934 38.62

McElhone was re-elected at the by-election for Upper Hunter which was conducted on the same day,[4] with the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate reporting that McElhone had been nominated without his authority.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1883 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Taylor, Adolphus George (1857 – 1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 68. 22 February 1883. p. 1007. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1883 results Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Upper Hunter nomination". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 5 March 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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