1873 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 1 December 1873 because Sir James Martin's seat was declared vacant on accepting appointment as Chief Justice of New South Wales. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
11 November 1873Sir James Martin's seat declared vacant. [1]
12 November 1873 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
24 November 1873Nominations
1 December 1873Polling day
16 December 1873Return of writ

Result

1873 East Macquarie by-election
Monday 1 December [3]
CandidateVotes%
Walter Cooper (elected)51346.8
Henry Rotton 35732.5
Bernhardt Holtermann 22420.4
John Smeed30.3
Total formal votes1,09794.7
Informal votes615.3
Turnout 1,15839.2

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  2. "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 259. 13 November 1873. p. 3141. Retrieved 3 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1873 results East Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 3 September 2020.