1873 Hume colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hume on 31 March 1873 because James McLaurin resigned due to ill health.^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
9 December 1873	James McLaurin resigned
28 February 1873	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
17 March 1873	Nominations at Albury.[4]
31 March 1873	Polling day
21 April 1873	Return of writ

Candidates

• Morris Asher was a businessman from Albury who had been elected member for the Hume at the first election for the district in 1859 but was defeated in 1860 and 1864.^[5]

• Thomas Robertson was a solicitor and pastoralist, a long time alderman of the Municipality of Deniliquin and former Mayor of Deniliquin.^[6] This was the first time he stood for the Legislative Assembly.

Result

1873 The Hume by-election
Wednesday 17 December ^[7]

Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Robertson (elected)		707	57.5
Morris Asher		523	42.5
Total formal votes		1,230	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,230	50.1

See also

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

References

1. "Resignation of Mr McLaurin". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 26 February 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
2. "Mr James McLaurin (1821-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Hume". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 28 February 1873. p. 657. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
4. "The Hume election". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 19 March 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hume". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
6. "Mr Thomas Robertson". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 12 March 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
7. Green, Antony. "1873 The Hume by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2020.