1873 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 1 December 1873 because Sir James Martin's seat was declared vacant on accepting appointment as Chief Justice of New South Wales.[1]

Dates

Date Event
11 November 1873 Sir James Martin's seat declared vacant.[1]
12 November 1873 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
24 November 1873 Nominations
1 December 1873 Polling day
16 December 1873 Return of writ

Result

1873 East Macquarie by-election
Monday 1 December [3]
Candidate Votes %
Walter Cooper (elected) 513 46.8%
Henry Rotton 357 32.5%
Bernhardt Holtermann 224 20.4%
John Smeed 3 0.3%
Total formal votes 1,097 94.7
Informal votes 61 5.3
Turnout 1,158 39.2

See also

References

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