1867 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 27 June 1867 because of the resignation of John Hay who was then appointed to the Legislative Council. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
27 May 1867John Hay resigned. [1]
5 June 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
24 June 1867Nominations
27 June 1867Polling day
5 July 1867Return of writ

Result

1867 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 27 June [3]
CandidateVotes%
John Lackey (elected)31453.3
Robert Graham5346.7
Total formal votes367100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 36718.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir John Hay (1816-1892)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (92). 5 June 1867. p. 1381. Retrieved 24 August 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1867 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 August 2020.