1860 Braidwood colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Braidwood on 10 August 1860 because of the resignation of Frederick Cooper.[1]

Dates
Date Event
14 July 1860 Frederick Cooper resigned.[1]
18 July 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
1 August 1860 Nominations
10 August 1860 Polling day
20 August 1860 Return of writ

Results
1860 Braidwood by-election
Friday 10 August [3]
Candidate Votes %
Merion Moriarty (elected) 184 52.9
James Larmer 159 45.7
Stephen Richardson 3 45.7
Henry Milford 1 0.3
Joseph Taylor 1 0.3
Total formal votes 348 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 348 26.7

See also

References
  1. "Mr Frederick Augustus Cooper (1834-1908)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Braidwood". New South Wales Government Gazette (132). 19 July 1860. p. 1364. Retrieved 18 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1860 Braidwood by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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