1876 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 5 June 1876 because Hanley Bennett was insolvent.[1]

Dates

Date Event
23 March 1876 Hanley Bennett was made bankrupt.[2]
3 May 1876 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
22 May 1876 Nominations
5 June 1876 Polling day
26 June 1876 Return of writ

Result

1876 Liverpool Plains by-election
Monday 5 June [4][5]
Candidate Votes %
Hanley Bennett (re-elected) 843 46.2%
Sydney Burdekin 823 45.2%
William Gordon 126 6.9%
George McLean 30 1.6%
Total formal votes 1,823 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,823 44.0

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 13 June 1871 which did not include the official declaration of the poll.

References

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