1867 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 26 August 1867 because of the resignation of David Buchanan. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
1 August 1867David Buchanan resigned. [1]
1 August 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
15 August 1867Nominations
26 August 1867Polling day
10 September 1867Return of writ

Result

1867 East Macquarie by-election
Monday 26 August [3]
CandidateVotes%
John Suttor (elected)91470.7
Robert Forster 37829.3
Total formal votes1,29237.8
Informal votes433.2
Turnout 1,33563.0

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr David Buchanan (1823-1890)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette (131). 2 August 1867. p. 1831. Retrieved 3 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1867 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2020.