September 1858 Light colonial by-election

September 1858 Light colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Light in the South Australian House of Assembly
Candidate David Shannon FPTP  vote Unopposed
MHA before election William Henry Maturin Elected MHA David Shannon

The September 1858 Light colonial by-election was held on 9 September 1858 to elect one of two members for Light in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member William Henry Maturin resigned on 1 July 1858. The by-election was held the same day as The Burra and Clare by-election.

David Shannon won the by-election unopposed.

Background

The by-election was trigged after William Henry Maturin resigned on 1 July 1858.

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

February 1858 by-election result

This section is an excerpt from February 1858 Light colonial by-election § Results.[ edit ]

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

Results

September 1858 Light colonial by-election ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
David Shannon		Unopposed	N/A

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.
3. 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.