1874 East Sydney colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 15 July 1874 because James Neale resigned. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
25 June 1874James Neale resigned. [1]
26 June 1874 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
13 July 1874Nominations
15 July 1874Polling day
31 July 1874Return of writ

Result

1874 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 15 July [3]
CandidateVotes%
Charles Moore (elected)2,38574.1
John Douglass81325.2
William Cover220.7
Total formal votes3,220100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 3,22028.2

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr James Henry Neale (1828-1890)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (156). 26 June 1874. p. 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1874 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 September 2020.