A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 1 February 1878 because of the resignation of Sir John Robertson who had also been elected to Mudgee on the same day. [1]
Date | Event |
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14 January 1878 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
28 January 1878 | Nominations |
1 February 1878 | Polling day |
12 February 1878 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Edmund Webb (elected) | 556 | 61.0 | |
Thomas Dalveen | 356 | 39.0 | |
Total formal votes | 912 | 97.7 | |
Informal votes | 21 | 2.3 | |
Turnout | 933 | 45.2 |
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