1866 Tumut colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Tumut on 20 August 1866 because the seat of Charles Cowper Jr. had been declared vacant as he was absent from parliament for an entire session. ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
25 July 1866	Seat of Charles Cowper Jr. declared vacant due to absence
26 July 1866	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
13 August 1866	Nominations. [3]
20 August 1866	Polling day
10 September 1866	Return of writ

Candidates

• Edward Brown was a well-known local who had been a pastoralist in the Tumut region since 1846.

• George Thornton was a merchant from Sydney who had previously been the Mayor of Sydney and a member for East Sydney.

Result

1866 The Tumut by-election
Monday 20 August  ^[4]

Candidate		Votes	%
Edward Brown (elected)		286	51.9
George Thornton		265	48.1
Total formal votes		551	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		551	43.5

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Tumut
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Charles Cowper (2) (1834-1911)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 21 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: The Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 145. 28 July 1866. p. 1733. Retrieved 27 December 2020– via Trove.
3. "Nomination for The Tumut". The Tumut and Adelong Times . 16 August 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 27 December 2020– via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1866 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 December 2020.