1863 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 6 June 1863 because of the resignation of James Atkinson due to insolvency, who then re-contested the seat.^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
3 April 1863	James Atkinson declared insolvent.
14 April 1863	James Atkinson resigned.[1]
29 April 1863	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
3 June 1863	Nominations
6 June 1863	Polling day
15 June 1863	Return of writ

Result

1863 Central Cumberland by-election
Saturday 6 June ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Allan Macpherson (elected)		586	53.3
James Atkinson (defeated)		514	46.7
Total formal votes		1,100	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,100	50.1

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr James Henry Atkinson (1820-1873)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1863 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
3. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 80. 8 May 1863. p. 1071. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove.