1859 West Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Macquarie on 21 December 1859 because John McPhillamy resigned.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
6 December 1859 John McPhillamy resigned.[1]
7 December 1859 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
21 December 1859 Nominations at Bathurst[3]
28 December 1859 Polling day
4 January 1859 Return of writ

Result

1859 West Macquarie by-election
Wednesday 21 December[4][3]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Mort (elected) show of hands
Richard Driver

See also

References

  1. "Mr John McPhillamy (1825-1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: West Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 249. 7 December 1859. p. 2691. Retrieved 21 June 2021 via Trove.
  3. "West Macquarie election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2021 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1859 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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