1864 East Macquarie colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 6 October 1864 because of the resignation of William Suttor Sr.[1]

Dates

Date Event
11 September 1864 William Suttor Sr. resigned.[1]
19 September 1864 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
3 October 1864 Nominations
6 October 1864 Polling day
15 October 1864 Return of writ

Result

1864 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 6 October[3]
Candidate Votes %
David Buchanan (elected) 375 52.2%
Joseph West 343 48.8%
Total formal votes 718 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 718 32.0

See also

References

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