1864 East Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 6 October 1864 because of the resignation of William Suttor Sr.[1]

Dates

Date Event
11 September 1864 William Suttor Sr. resigned.[1]
19 September 1864 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
3 October 1864 Nominations
6 October 1864 Polling day
15 October 1864 Return of writ

Result

1864 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 6 October [3]
Candidate Votes %
David Buchanan (elected) 375 52.2
Joseph West 343 48.8
Total formal votes 718 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 718 32.0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 186. 20 September 1864. p. 2103. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "East Macquarie by-election 1864". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.