1879 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 15 August 1879 because of the resignation of William Suttor Jr. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
23 July 1879William Suttor Jr resigned. [1]
24 July 1879 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
11 August 1879Nominations
5 August 1879Polling day
29 August 1879Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1879 East Macquarie by-election
Friday 15 August [8]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Combes (elected)78472.1
Thomas Dalveen30327.9
Total formal votes1,087100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,08751.5

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References

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