1864 East Macquarie colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 6 October 1864 because of the resignation of William Suttor Sr. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
11 September 1864William Suttor Sr. resigned. [1]
19 September 1864 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
3 October 1864Nominations
6 October 1864Polling day
15 October 1864Return of writ

Result

1864 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 6 October [3]
CandidateVotes%
David Buchanan (elected)37552.2
Joseph West34348.8
Total formal votes718100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 71832.0

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Henry Suttor (Senior) (1805–1877)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette (186). 20 September 1864. p. 2103. Retrieved 3 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "East Macquarie by-election 1864". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2020.