A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 10 August 1859 because of the resignation of William Suttor Sr. [1]
Date | Event |
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13 September 1859 | William Suttor resigned. [1] |
14 September 1859 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2] |
29 September 1859 | Nominations |
6 October 1859 | Polling day |
13 October 1859 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas Hawkins (elected) | 407 | 57.2 | |
Daniel Deniehy | 305 | 42.8 | |
Total formal votes | 712 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 712 | 53.9 |
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