1885 St Leonards colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of St Leonards in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 4 June 1885 because of the death of Bernhardt Holtermann. [1] [2]

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Dates

DateEvent
29 April 1885Bernhardt Holtermann died. [1]
14 May 1885 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3]
1 June 1885Day of nomination
4 June 1885Polling day
13 June 1885Return of writ

Candidates

Results

1885 St Leonards by-election
Thursday 4 June [2]
CandidateVotes%
Isaac Ives (elected)1,62561.6
Michael McMahon80530.5
John Hurley 2077.9
Total formal votes2,63798.8
Informal votes331.2
Turnout 2,67062.6

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Bernard Otto Holtermann (1838–1885)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1885 St Leonards by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  3. "Writ of election: St Leonards". New South Wales Government Gazette (195). 14 May 1885. p. 3157. Retrieved 24 May 2021 via Trove.
  4. "Mr John Hurley (2) (1844-1911)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  5. "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  6. "Mr Isaac Ellis Ives (1839-1906)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 May 2019.