1867 Goldfields West colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields West on 26 February 1867 because of the resignation of Stephen Donnelly.[1]

Dates

Date Event
29 Dec 1866 Stephen Donnelly resigned.[1]
5 January 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
29 January 1867 Nominations at Sofala
26 February 1867 Polling day
26 March 1867 Return of writ

Result

1867 Goldfields West by-election
Tuesday 26 February [3]
Candidate Votes %
George Thornton (elected) 341 59.4
John Rae 233 40.6
Total formal votes 574 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 574 9.8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Stephen Augustine Donnelly (1835-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Gold Fields West". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 5 January 1867. p. 43. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1867 Goldfields West by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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