1878 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 February 1878 because of the resignation of Sir John Robertson who had also been elected to Mudgee on the same day. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
14 January 1878 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
28 January 1878Nominations
1 February 1878Polling day
12 February 1878Return of writ

Result

1878 East Macquarie by-election
Friday 1 February [1]
CandidateVotes%
Edmund Webb (elected)55661.0
Thomas Dalveen35639.0
Total formal votes91297.7
Informal votes212.3
Turnout 93345.2

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References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1878 results East Macquarie". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette (19). 14 January 1878. p. 189. Retrieved 4 September 2020 via Trove.