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]
Date | Event |
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29 April 1885 | Bernhardt Holtermann died. [1] |
14 May 1885 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3] |
1 June 1885 | Day of nomination |
4 June 1885 | Polling day |
13 June 1885 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Isaac Ives (elected) | 1,625 | 61.6 | |
Michael McMahon | 805 | 30.5 | |
John Hurley | 207 | 7.9 | |
Total formal votes | 2,637 | 98.8 | |
Informal votes | 33 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 2,670 | 62.6 |
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