1884 West Macquarie colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of West Macquarie in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 2 July 1884 because of the resignation of Thomas Hellyer.[1]

Dates[]

Date Event
17 June 1884 Thomas Hellyer resigned.[1]
18 June 1884 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
28 June 1884 Day of nomination at Perth.[3]
2 July 1884 Polling day
8 July 1884 Return of writ

Candidates[]

  • Charles Pilcher was the former member for West Macquarie before standing unsuccessfully for East Sydney in 1882. He withdrew prior to the nominations.[3]
  • William Richardson was a commission agent from Sydney who was supported by the Protection and Political Reform League and Richard Luscombe, the newly elected member for Northumberland, was active in his campaign.[3] He had previously stood unsuccessfully for The Hastings and Manning in 1880 and The Hunter in 1882.[5]

Result[]

1884 West Macquarie by-election
Wednesday 2 July [6]
Candidate Votes %
Lewis Lloyd (elected) 375 67.2
William Richardson 183 32.8
Total formal votes 558 98.6
Informal votes 8 1.4
Turnout 566 53.9

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Mr Thomas Henry Hellyer". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: West Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette (285). 18 June 1884. p. 3945. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b c "Nominations for West Macquarie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 June 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "The West Macquarie election". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 4 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Read to Roberts". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1884 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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