1858 Mount Barker colonial by-election

1858 Mount Barker colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Mount Barker in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	1,153
Turnout	565 (36.4%)
HR Candidate William Rogers H Russell FPTP  vote 272 249 Percentage 52.2% 47.8% Swing 52.2 pp 52.2 pp
MHA before election Friedrich Eduard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff Elected MHA William Rogers

The 1858 Mount Barker colonial by-election was held on 16 September 1858 to elect one of two members for Mount Barker in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Friedrich Eduard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff resigned on 12 March 1858. The by-election was held the same day as the City of Adelaide by-election.

William Rogers won the by-election with 52 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Friedrich Eduard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff resigned on 12 March 1858.

1857 election result

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

1857 South Australian colonial election: Mount Barker ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Friedrich Eduard Heinrich Wulf Krichauff (elected 1)		352	34.4	+34.4
John Dunn, sen. (elected 2)		332	32.4	+32.4
Richard Bullock Andrews		183	17.9	+17.9
A Lorimer		118	11.5	+11.5
W Patterson		39	3.8	+3.8
Turnout		612	60.4	+60.4

Results

1858 Mount Barker colonial by-election ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
William Rogers		272	52.2	+52.2
H Russell		249	47.8	+47.8
Total formal votes		565	36.4	N/A
Informal votes		44	7.8	N/A
Turnout		565	36.4	–24.0

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.