1859 East Macquarie colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 10 August 1859 because of the resignation of William Suttor Sr.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
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13 September 1859 | William Suttor resigned.[1] |
14 September 1859 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
29 September 1859 | Nominations |
6 October 1859 | Polling day |
13 October 1859 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas Hawkins (elected) | 407 | 57.2 | |
Daniel Deniehy | 305 | 42.8 | |
Total formal votes | 712 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 712 | 53.9 |
See also
References
- "Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette (184). 14 September 1859. p. 2051. Retrieved 3 September 2020 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1859 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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