1858 New England and Macleay colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of New England and Macleay on 26 November 1858 because of the resignation of Abram Moriarty, [1] for reasons that included the difficulty of serving a far distant electorate. [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
13 October 1858Abram Moriarty resigned. [1]
19 October 1858 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
26 November 1858Nominations at Armidale. [4]
14 December 1858Polling day
30 December 1858Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1858 New England and Macleay by-election
Friday 26 November  [4] [20]
CandidateVotes%
James Hart (elected)show of hands 
Thomas Rusden  
John Williams  

Neither candidate called for a poll. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mr Abram Orpen Moriarty (1830-1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "To the electors of New England and Macleay". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 October 1858. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: New England and Macleay". New South Wales Government Gazette (162). 19 October 1858. p. 1711. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Nomination and election for New England and MacLeay". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser . 4 December 1858. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Mr Alexander Dick (1827-1867)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  6. ↑ "Advertising". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 9 November 1858. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  7. 1 2 "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald . 13 November 1858. p. 9. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  8. 1 2 "Advertising". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser . 6 November 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  9. ↑ "Election meeting". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser . 13 November 1858. p. 2. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  10. 1 2 "Advertising". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 25 November 1858. p. 1. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  11. ↑ "Mr Thomas George Rusden (1817-1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  12. ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Petition against the return of Abram Orpen Moriarty". New South Wales Government Gazette . 23 March 1858. p. 516. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  14. ↑ "Mr Rusden's second petition". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser . 24 April 1858. p. 4. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  15. ↑ "Election for New England and Macleay". The Sydney Morning Herald . 5 June 1858. p. 6. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  16. ↑ "Petition of Mr T G Rusden". The Sydney Morning Herald . 12 June 1858. p. 5. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  17. ↑ "Petition from Thomas George Rusden". The Sydney Morning Herald . 20 August 1858. p. 3. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  18. ↑ "Legislative Assembly: stranger in the house". The Sydney Morning Herald . 16 October 1858. p. 7. Retrieved 25 February 2021– via Trove.
  19. ↑ McCormack, Terry. "John Williams". Dictionary of Sydney. City of Sydney. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  20. ↑ Green, Antony. "1858 New England and Macleay by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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