May 1861 West Moreton colonial by-election

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The West Moreton colonial by-election, May 1861 was a by-election held on 31 May 1861 in the electoral district of West Moreton for the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

By-elections, also spelled bye-elections, are used to fill elected offices that have become vacant between general elections.

West Moreton was the name of two incarnations of an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland.

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On 16 May 1861, Henry Challinor, the member for West Moreton, resigned. He was re-elected at the resulting by-election on 31 May 1861. [1]

Henry Challinor Australian politician

Henry Challinor was a physician and politician in the Colony of Queensland.

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References

  1. "Part 2.19 - Alphabetical Register of Members of the Legislative Assembly 1860-2012 and the Legislative Council 1860-1922" (PDF). Queensland Parliamentary Record 2012-2015: The 54th Parliament. Queensland Parliament . Retrieved 28 March 2014.