1874 East Sydney colonial by-election
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 15 July 1874 because James Neale resigned.[1]
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Dates
Date | Event |
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25 June 1874 | James Neale resigned.[1] |
26 June 1874 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
13 July 1874 | Nominations |
15 July 1874 | Polling day |
31 July 1874 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Charles Moore (elected) | 2,385 | 74.1% | |
John Douglass | 813 | 25.2% | |
William Cover | 22 | 0.7% | |
Total formal votes | 3,220 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,220 | 28.2 |