1858 East Torrens colonial by-election

1858 East Torrens colonial by-election

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Electoral district of East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly
Candidate John Henry Barrow FPTP  vote Unopposed
MHA before election Charles Bonney Elected MHA John Henry Barrow

The 1858 East Torrens colonial by-election was held on 4 April 1858 to elect one of two members for East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Charles Bonney resigned on 26 January 1858.

John Henry Barrow won the by-election unopposed.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Charles Bonney resigned on 26 January 1858.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 1857 South Australian colonial election (House of Assembly) § 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

1857 by-election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 East Torrens colonial by-election § Results.[ edit ]

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

Results

1858 East Torrens colonial by-election ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Henry Barrow		Unopposed	N/A

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.
3. 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.