1857 East Torrens colonial by-election

1857 East Torrens colonial by-election

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Electoral district of East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	178
Turnout	141 (79.2%)
JB Candidate Lavington Glyde J Baker FPTP  vote 71 67 Percentage 51.4% 48.6% Swing 51.4 pp 48.6 pp
MHA before election George Marsden Waterhouse Elected MHA Lavington Glyde

The 1857 East Torrens colonial by-election was held on 6 October 1857 to elect one of two members for East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member George Marsden Waterhouse resigned on 8 September 1857.

Lavington Glyde won the by-election with 51 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after George Marsden Waterhouse resigned on 8 September 1857.

1857 election result

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

1857 South Australian colonial election: East Torrens ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Charles Bonney (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A
George Marsden Waterhouse (elected 2)		Unopposed	N/A

Results

1857 East Torrens colonial by-election ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Lavington Glyde		71	51.4	+51.4
J Baker		67	48.6	+48.6
Total formal votes		138	97.9	+97.9
Informal votes		3	2.1	+2.1
Turnout		141	79.2	+79.2

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.