1882 Gundagai colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gundagai on 23 November 1882 because of the death of William Forster. [1] Parliament was dissolved on the same day as the polling and so Bruce Smith could not take his seat. [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
30 October 1882William Forster died. [1]
2 November 1882 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
17 November 1882Nominations
23 November 1882Polling day
5 December 1882Return of writ

Result

1882 Gundagai by-election
Thursday 23 November [2]
CandidateVotes%
Bruce Smith (elected)38070.5
George Wallace9217.1
Robert Barbour 6712.4
Total formal votes539100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 53930.9

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Forster (1818–1882)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1882 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  3. "Writ of election: Gundagai". New South Wales Government Gazette (442). 6 November 1882. p. 5885. Retrieved 21 September 2020 via Trove.