1866 Tumut colonial by-election

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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]

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Dates

DateEvent
25 July 1866Seat 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 1866Nominations. [3]
20 August 1866Polling day
10 September 1866Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1866 The Tumut by-election
Monday 20 August [4]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Brown (elected)28651.9
George Thornton 26548.1
Total formal votes551100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 55143.5

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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 (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.