1859 East Camden colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Eastern Division of Camden on 15 March 1859 because Robert Owen's seat was declared vacant on his acceptance of an appointment as a judge of the District Court,[1] filling the position created by the resignation of John Hargrave. The Illawarra Mercury reported that the nomination of John Tighe was intended to cause one week's delay before Hargrave could take his seat.[2]

Dates

Date Event
3 March 1859 Robert Owen's seat declared vacant.[3]
5 March 1859 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[1]
15 March 1859 Nominations
21 March 1859 Polling day
26 March 1859 Return of writ

Result

Eastern Division of Camden by-election
Monday 21 March [4]
Candidate Votes %
John Hargrave (elected) 638 99.7%
John Tighe 2 0.3%
Total formal votes 640 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 640 39.1 [lower-alpha 1]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ estimate based on an electoral roll of 1,638 at the January 1858 election.[5]

References

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