February 1858 Light colonial by-election

February 1858 Light colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Light in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	1,504
Turnout	283 (18.8%)
WWT Candidate William Henry Maturin WW Tuxford FPTP  vote 158 113 Percentage 58.3% 41.7% Swing 58.3 pp 41.7 pp
MHA before election Carrington Smedley Elected MHA William Henry Maturin

The February 1858 Light colonial by-election was held on 8 February 1858 to elect one of two members for Light in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857.

William Henry Maturin won the by-election with 58 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Light.[ edit ]

1857 South Australian colonial election: Light ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Tuthill Bagot (elected 1)		Unopposed	N/A
Carrington Smedley (elected 2)		Unopposed	N/A

Results

February 1858 Light colonial by-election ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%	±
William Henry Maturin		158	58.3	+58.3
WW Tuxford		113	41.7	+41.7
Total formal votes		271	95.8	+95.8
Informal votes		12	4.2	+4.2
Turnout		283	18.8	+18.8

See also

• List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections

References

1. Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 26–27 – via Internet Archive.
2. Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). p. 27 – via Internet Archive.

• "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.