1871 New England colonial by-election

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A by-election for the seat of New England in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 January 1871 because of the resignation of Charles Weaver to accept appointment as a police magistrate at Gosford.[1][2]

Dates

Date Event
18 Jul 1871 Charles Weaver resigned.[1]
29 July 1871 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
1 August 1871 Charles Weaver appointed as a police magistrate.[2]
21 August 1871 Nominations at Armidale
28 August 1871 Polling day
2 October 1871 Return of writ

Result

1871 New England by-election
Monday 28 August [4]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Terry (elected) 578 54.0%
Robert Abbott 492 46.0%
Total formal votes 1,070 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 1,070 40.4

See also

References

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