1870 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 29 January 1870 because Charles Cowper had been appointed Premier and Colonial Secretary, forming the fifth Cowper ministry.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
13 January 1870	Cowper appointed Colonial Secretary.[2]
	Writ of election issued by the Governor.[3][lower-alpha 1]
21 January 1870	Nominations
29 January 1870	Polling day
5 February 1870	Return of writ

Result

1870 Liverpool Plains by-election
Saturday 29 January [4]

Candidate		Votes	%
Charles Cowper (re-elected)		721	85.6
Edward Parnell		120	14.3
Joseph Palmer Abbott		1	0.1
Total formal votes		842	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		842	35.6

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Liverpool Plains
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

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

References

1. "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
2. "Appointment of Colonial Secretary". New South Wales Government Gazette (8). 13 January 1870. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
3. "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette (8). 13 January 1870. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1870 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.