1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election

1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election

←  1858 13 May 1859 1860  →
Electoral district of City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	3,384
Turnout	993 (29.3%)
WO JP Candidate William Owen Neville Blyth Joseph Peacock FPTP  vote 668 224 3 Percentage 74.6% 25.0% 0.3%
MHA before election William Henville Burford Elected MHA William Owen

The 1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election was held on 13 May 1859 to elect one of six members for City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member William Henville Burford resigned on 29 April 1859.

William Owen won the by-election with 41 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after William Henville Burford resigned on 29 April 1859.

1857 election result

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

1857 South Australian colonial election: City of Adelaide ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Robert Richard Torrens (elected 1)		1,208	16.0	+16.0
Richard Davies Hanson (elected 2)		1,179	15.6	+15.6
Francis Stacker Dutton (elected 3)		1,145	15.2	+15.2
Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 4)		1,103	14.6	+14.6
John Bentham Neales (elected 5)		959	12.7	+12.7
William Henville Burford (elected 6)		620	8.2	+8.2
Patrick Boyce Coglin		413	5.5	+5.5
William Parkin		325	4.3	+4.3
W Pearce		310	4.1	+4.1
EC Homersham		272	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes		1,703	94.9	+94.9
Informal votes		92	5.1	+5.1
Turnout		1,795	52.8	+52.8

1858 by-election result

This section is an excerpt from 1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election § Results.[ edit ]

1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Judah Moss Solomon		819	72.5	+72.5
M Smith		310	27.5	+27.5
Total formal votes		516	98.7	+2.1
Informal votes		7	1.3	–2.2
Turnout		523	70.9	–9.3

Results

1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
William Owen		668	74.6	+74.6
Neville Blyth		224	25.0	+25.0
Joseph Peacock		3	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes		895	90.1	–8.6
Informal votes		98	9.9	+8.6
Turnout		993	29.3	–41.6

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.