1878 East Maitland colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 5 June 1878 because of the death of Stephen Scholey.[1]
Dates[]
Date | Event |
---|---|
13 May 1878 | Stephen Scholey died.[1] |
16 May 1878 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
4 June 1878 | Nominations |
5 June 1878 | Polling day |
17 June 1878 | Return of writ |
Result[]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Henry Badgery (elected) | 302 | 46.7 | |
Charles Heydon | 175 | 27.1 | |
Joseph Gorrick | 169 | 26.2 | |
Total formal votes | 646 | 98.8 | |
Informal votes | 8 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 654 | 81.6 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Mr Stephen Scholey (1813-1878)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
- ^ "Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette (145). 16 May 1878. p. 1945. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1878 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
Categories:
- 1878 elections in Australia
- New South Wales state by-elections
- 1870s in New South Wales