1881 Newtown colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 1 December 1881. The election was triggered by the appointment of Stephen Brown to the Legislative Council, taking up the office of Postmaster-General. [1]

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The Carcoar by-election was held the same day. [2]

Dates

DateEvent
15 November 1881Stephen Brown appointed to Legislative Council and Postmaster-General. [1]
16 November 1881 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
29 November 1881Nominations
1 December 1881Polling day
6 December 1881Return of writ

Results

1881 Newtown by-election [4]
CandidateVotes%
Joseph Mitchell 1,09175.9
Thomas Dalveen34624.1
Total formal votes1,43798.2
Informal votes271.8
Turnout 1,46441.5

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Stephen Campbell Brown (1829-1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1881 Carcoar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Newtown". New South Wales Government Gazette (464). 16 November 1881. p. 5901. Retrieved 13 November 2019 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1881 Newtown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 13 November 2019.