1861 Hunter colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hunter on 5 August 1861 because Isidore Blake resigned to accept appointment as a judge of the District Court.[1]

Dates

Date Event
9 July 1861 Isidore Blake resigned.[1]
13 July 1861 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
31 July 1861 Nominations at West Maitland.[3]
5 August 1861 Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.[4]
15 August 1861 Return of writ

Polling places

Result

1861 Hunter by-election
Monday 5 August [5]
Candidate Votes %
John Burns (elected) 299 51.8
Henry Vindin 278 48.2
Total formal votes 577 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 577 34.1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Isidore John Blake (1812-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 174. 18 July 1861. p. 1540. Retrieved 16 February 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Election for the Hunter". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 1 August 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 15 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "The Hunter election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 8 August 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1861 Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.

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