November 1856 Cumberland (South Riding) colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cumberland South Riding in November 1856 because the Qualifications Committee declared the August by-election which returned Ryan Brenan was invalid as no poll had been conducted at Canterbury. Brenan was persuaded not to stand to allow Stuart Donaldson to regain a seat, having lost Sydney Hamlets in a ministerial by-election. [1] A committee had been formed to secure the return of Augustus Morris, [2] however it is unclear as to why he was not nominated.

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Dates

DateEvent
21 August 1856Poll for by-election held. [3]
25 August 1856Declaration of the poll, with the returning officer noting no poll was held at Canterbury. [4]
27 August 1856Petition lodged by Augustus Morris. [5]
23 May 1856Committee of Elections and Qualifications appointed
16 September 1856Petition referred to the Committee of Elections and Qualifications. [6]
28 October 1856Committee of Elections and Qualifications declared that the August by-election was void. [7] [8]
29 October 1856 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [9]
4 November 1856Nominations. [10]
7 November 1856Polling day
10 November 1856Return of writ

Result

1856 Cumberland (South Riding) by-election
Tuesday 4 November  [11]
CandidateVotes%
Stuart Donaldson (elected)unopposed 

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References

  1. ↑ "To J Ryan Brenan Esq". The Sydney Morning Herald . 28 October 1856. p. 2. Retrieved 13 June 2019– via Trove.
  2. ↑ "South Riding Cumberland". The Empire . 21 October 1856. p. 5. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "August 1856 Cumberland (South Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  4. ↑ "South Cumberland election". The Sydney Morning Herald . 26 August 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Trove.
  5. ↑ "Cumberland South Riding petition". New South Wales Government Gazette (132). 29 August 1856. p. 2334. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Trove.
  6. ↑ "Election for the South Riding". The Sydney Morning Herald . 17 September 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Trove.
  7. ↑ "Vacancy in the representation of the South Riding". The Sydney Morning Herald . 29 October 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Trove.
  8. ↑ "Report from the Committee of Elections and Qualifications, in the matter of the petition against the election and return of Bourn Russell Esq". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser . 16 August 1856. p. 6 (Supplement to the Maitland Mercury). Retrieved 20 September 2020– via Trove.
  9. ↑ "Writ of election: Cumberland South Riding". New South Wales Government Gazette (165). 31 October 1856. p. 2806. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Trove.
  10. ↑ "Nomination for the South Riding of Cumberland". The Empire (1819). 5 November 1856. p. 5. Retrieved 10 January 2021– via Trove.
  11. ↑ Green, Antony. "November 1856 Cumberland (South Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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