1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election

1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Port Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	1,064
Turnout	342 (32.1%)
EGC Candidate Edward Gascoigne Collinson Emanuel Solomon FPTP  vote 183 143 Percentage 56.1% 43.9% Swing 56.1 pp 43.9 pp
MHA before election John Bristow Hughes Elected MHA Edward Gascoigne Collinson

The 1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election was held on 11 October 1858 to elect one of two members for Port Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member John Bristow Hughes resigned on 24 September 1858.

Edward Gascoigne Collinson won the by-election with 56 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after John Bristow Hughes resigned on 24 September 1858.

1857 election result

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

1857 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaide ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
John Hart (elected 1)		281	44.5	+44.5
John Bristow Hughes (elected 2)		203	32.2	+32.2
A France		147	23.3	+23.3
Total formal votes		367	97.6	+97.6
Informal votes		9	2.4	+2.4
Turnout		376	63.3	+63.3

Results

1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Edward Gascoigne Collinson		183	56.1	+56.1
Emanuel Solomon		143	43.9	+43.9
Total formal votes		326	92.2	–5.4
Informal votes		16	4.7	+2.3
Turnout		342	32.1	–31.2

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.