1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election

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The 1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election was held on 6 March 1883 for the

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate reported that despite McElhone saying he would not stand for Upper Hunter, he had been nominated without his authority.[3]

Dates

Date Event
22 February 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[4]
3 March 1883 Nominations
6 March 1883 Polling day
13 March 1883 Return of writ

Results

1883 Upper Hunter by-election
Tuesday 6 March [5]
Candidate Votes %
John McElhone (elected) 516 37.8
Robert Fitzgerald 460 33.7
James Wilshire 216 15.8
Alexander Bowman 173 12.7
Informal votes 1,365 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,365 51.2

John McElhone was defeated at the by-election for Mudgee which was conducted on the same day.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1883 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ISSN 1833-7538
    . Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate
    . 5 March 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.
  4. New South Wales Government Gazette
    . No. 68. 22 February 1883. p. 1007. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1883 results Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
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