1887 Central Cumberland colonial by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 24 December 1887 because of the resignation of Andrew McCulloch who was facing financial difficulties.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
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14 December 1887 | Andrew McCulloch resigned.[2] |
14 December 1887 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
20 December 1887 | Nominations |
24 December 1887 | Polling day from 8 am until 4 pm |
29 December 1887 | Return of writ |
Result
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Free Trade | Andrew McCulloch (elected) | 1,667 | 55.8 | ||
Protectionist | Nathaniel Bull | 1,322 | 44.2 | ||
Total formal votes | 2,989 | 97.2 | |||
Informal votes | 87 | 2.8 | |||
Turnout | 3,076 | 34.2 | |||
Free Trade hold |
See also
References
- ^ A H McCulloch (15 December 1887). "To the electors of Central Cumberland". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr Andrew Hardie McCulloch (junior)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 723. 14 December 1887. p. 8313. Retrieved 25 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1887 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 August 2020.