1878 East Maitland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 5 June 1878 because of the death of Stephen Scholey.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
13 May 1878	Stephen Scholey died.[1]
16 May 1878	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
4 June 1878	Nominations
5 June 1878	Polling day
17 June 1878	Return of writ

Result

1878 East Maitland by-election
Wednesday 5 June [3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Henry Badgery (elected)		302	46.7
Charles Heydon		175	27.1
Joseph Gorrick		169	26.2
Total formal votes		646	98.8
Informal votes		8	1.2
Turnout		654	81.6

See also

• Electoral results for the district of East Maitland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Stephen Scholey (1813-1878)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
2. "Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette (145). 16 May 1878. p. 1945. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1878 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2020.