1857 Yatala colonial by-election

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1857 Yatala colonial by-election
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  1857 5 June 1857 1860  

Electoral district of Yatala in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered264
Turnout239 (90.5%)
 
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TH
RLM
Candidate Richard Bullock Andrews T HogarthRL Milne
FPTP  vote12110313
Percentage51.1%43.5%5.4%
SwingIncrease2.svg 51.1 pp Increase2.svg 43.5 pp Increase2.svg 5.4 pp

MHA before election

Charles Simeon Hare

Elected MHA

Richard Bullock Andrews

The 1857 Yatala colonial by-election was held on 5 June 1857 to elect one of two members for Yatala in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857.

Contents

Richard Bullock Andrews won the by-election with 51 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857.

1857 election result

1857 South Australian colonial election: Yatala [1]
CandidateVotes%±
John Harvey (elected 1)23324.9+24.9
Charles Simeon Hare (elected 2)21122.5+22.5
J Umpherstone18119.3+19.3
William Henry Maturin 18019.2+19.2
J Ragless11612.4+12.4
P McCarron161.7+1.7
Turnout 59250.5+50.5

Results

1857 Yatala colonial by-election [2]
CandidateVotes%±
Richard Bullock Andrews 12151.1+51.1
T Hogarth10343.5+43.5
RL Milne135.4+5.4
Total formal votes23799.2N/A
Informal votes20.8N/A
Turnout 23990.5+40.0

See also

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.