June 1863 East Maitland colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 18 June 1863 because of the death of James Dickson. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
28 April 1863James Dickson died. [1]
8 June 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
17 June 1863Nominations. [3]
18 June 1863Polling day
22 June 1863Return of writ

Result

June 1863 East Maitland by-election
Thursday, 18 June [4]
CandidateVotes%
John Darvall (elected)19450.7
Archibald Hamilton 18949.4
Total formal votes383100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 38349.9

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr James Dickson (1813-1863)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette (112). 10 June 1863. p. 1319. Retrieved 5 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. "East Maitland election: the nomination". The Sydney Morning Herald . 19 June 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2020 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "June 1863 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 September 2020.