1877 Lower Hunter colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Lower Hunter on 26 November 1877 because Archibald Jacob was appointed Secretary for Mines in the fourth Robertson ministry.[1] Jacob had been unopposed at the election in October 1877,[2] and ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested.

Dates

Date Event
26 October 1877 Archibald Jacob re-elected unopposed for The Lower Hunter.[2]
12 November 1877 David Buchanan defeated for his seat of Goldfields West.[3]
20 November 1877 Archibald Jacob appointed Secretary for Mines.[1]
Writ of election issued by the Governor.[4][a]
23 November 1877 Nominations
26 November 1877 Polling day
27 November 1877 Return of writ

Result

1877 Lower Hunter by-election
Monday 26 November [5]
Candidate Votes %
Archibald Jacob (re-elected) 318 83.7
David Buchanan 62 16.3
Total formal votes 380 96.2
Informal votes 15 3.8
Turnout 395 54.6

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Ordinarily the writ for a by-election would be issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, however Jacob was appointed before Parliament convened and the writ was issued by the Governor.

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Archibald Hamilton Jacob (1829–1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1877 Lower Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: Lower Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 368. 20 November 1877. p. 4503. Retrieved 21 February 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Lower Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2021.