1863 Central Cumberland colonial by-election
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 6 June 1863 because of the resignation of James Atkinson due to insolvency, who then re-contested the seat.[1][2]
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Dates
Date | Event |
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3 April 1863 | James Atkinson declared insolvent. |
14 April 1863 | James Atkinson resigned.[1] |
29 April 1863 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
3 June 1863 | Nominations |
6 June 1863 | Polling day |
15 June 1863 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Allan Macpherson (elected) | 586 | 53.3% | |
James Atkinson (defeated) | 514 | 46.7% | |
Total formal votes | 1,100 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,100 | 50.1 |