1857 Barossa colonial by-election

1857 Barossa colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Barossa in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	699
Turnout	444 (63.5%)
HD PB Candidate Horace Dean William Bakewell P Butler FPTP  vote 185 133 123 Percentage 42.0% 30.2% 27.9% Swing 11.9 pp 10.5 pp 27.9 pp
MHA before election Horace Dean Elected MHA Horace Dean

The 1857 Barossa colonial by-election was held on 1 June 1857 to elect one of two members for Barossa in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Horace Dean was unseated by the Court of Disputed Returns on 7 May 1857.

Horace Dean reclaimed his seat with 42 per cent of the vote, however, he was once again removed on 13 June 1857 and replaced with the runner-up, William Bakewell.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Horace Dean was unseated by the Court of Disputed Returns on 7 May 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Barossa.[ edit ]

1857 South Australian colonial election: Barossa ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Walter Duffield (elected 1)		406	36.3	+36.3
Horace Dean (elected 2)		337	30.1	+30.1
William Bakewell		220	19.7	+19.7
C Jacob		155	13.9	+13.9
Total formal votes		665	95.1	+95.1
Informal votes		34	3.9	+3.9
Turnout		699	68.2	+68.2

Results

Horace Dean won the by-election with 42 per cent of the vote, however, he was once again removed from his seat on 13 June 1857 and replaced with the runner-up, William Bakewell.

1857 Barossa colonial by-election ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Horace Dean		185	42.0	+11.9
William Bakewell		133	30.2	+10.5
P Butler		123	27.9	+27.9
Total formal votes		441	99.3	+4.2
Informal votes		3	0.7	–3.2
Turnout		444	63.5	–4.7

See also

• List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections

References

1. Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 26–27 – via Internet Archive.
2. Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). p. 27 – via Internet Archive.

• "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.