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]
Date | Event |
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27 May 1867 | John Hay resigned. [1] |
5 June 1867 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
24 June 1867 | Nominations |
27 June 1867 | Polling day |
5 July 1867 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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John Lackey (elected) | 314 | 53.3 | |
Robert Graham | 53 | 46.7 | |
Total formal votes | 367 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 367 | 18.1 |
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Sir John Hay was a New South Wales politician.
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