June 1875 Upper Hunter colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 7 June 1875 caused by the death of sitting member Francis White. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
4 May 1875Death of Francis White. [1]
12 May 1875 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
31 May 1875Nominations
7 June 1875Polling day
21 June 1875Return of writ

Results

1875 The Upper Hunter by-election
Monday 7 June [3]
CandidateVotes%
Thomas Hungerford (elected)77144.4
John McElhone 72641.8
Oliver Saunders975.6
Patrick Jennings885.1
William Gordon311.8
Archibald Hamilton 221.3
Total formal votes1,735100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 1,73557.4

The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee because two polls were taken at Belltrees. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Francis White (1830-1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). 12 May 1875. p. 1379. Retrieved 26 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "June 1875 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  4. "The Upper Hunter election". The Evening News . 12 July 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2019 via Trove.