1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election

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The 1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election was held on 6 March 1883 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the resignation of John McElhone after a heated argument with the member for Mudgee Adolphus Taylor in which McElhone challenged Taylor to resign and both would contest Taylor's seat.[1][2] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate reported that despite McElhone saying he would not stand for Upper Hunter, he had been nominated without his authority.[3]

Dates

Date Event
22 February 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[4]
3 March 1883 Nominations
6 March 1883 Polling day
13 March 1883 Return of writ

Results

1883 Upper Hunter by-election
Tuesday 6 March [5]
Candidate Votes %
John McElhone (elected) 516 37.8%
Robert Fitzgerald 460 33.7%
James Wilshire 216 15.8%
Alexander Bowman 173 12.7%
Informal votes 1,365 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,365 51.2

John McElhone was defeated at the by-election for Mudgee which was conducted on the same day.[1]

See also

References

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