1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election

1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Onkaparinga in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	738
Turnout	523 (70.9%)
AL Candidate William Townsend A Lorimer FPTP  vote 275 241 Percentage 53.3% 46.7% Swing 24.4 pp 46.7 pp
MHA before election William Bower Dawes Elected MHA William Townsend

The 1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election was held on 23 December 1857 to elect one of two members for Onkaparinga in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member William Bower Dawes resigned on 24 November 1857.

William Townsend won the by-election with 53 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after William Bower Dawes resigned on 24 November 1857.

1857 election result

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

1857 South Australian colonial election: Onkaparinga ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
William Milne (elected 1)		333	36.4	+36.4
William Bower Dawes (elected 2)		317	34.7	+34.7
William Townsend		264	28.9	+28.9
Total formal votes		547	96.6	+96.6
Informal votes		20	3.5	+3.5
Turnout		567	80.2	+80.2

Results

1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
William Townsend		275	53.3	+24.4
A Lorimer		241	46.7	+46.7
Total formal votes		516	98.7	+2.1
Informal votes		7	1.3	–2.2
Turnout		523	70.9	–9.3

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.