1863 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 7 April 1863 because of the resignation of Alexander Dick,[1] to accept appointment as 2nd examiner of titles under the Real Property Act.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
31 December 1862 Alexander Dick resigned.[1]
2 January 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
22 January 1863 Nominations at Tamworth
29 January 1863 Polling day
10 February 1863 Return of writ

Polling places

Polling was delayed at Carroll and Grover's Inn because the Namoi River was in flood,[4] with polling taking place on 11 February.[5]

Result
1863 Liverpool Plains by-election
Thursday 29 January [5][6]
Candidate Votes %
Marshall Burdekin (elected) 319 53.5
William Mullen 277 46.5
Total formal votes 596 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 596 37.5

See also

Notes
  1. 12 km north of Nundle
  2. The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 10 February 1863 which did not include returns from 2 polling places, Carroll and Grover's Inn.[4]

References
  1. "Mr Alexander Dick (1827-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Appointments under the Real Property Act". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 1. 2 January 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 16 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 2 January 1863. p. 37. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Liverpool Plains election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 10 February 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "The election for Liverpool Plains: official declaration of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1863 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.[lower-alpha 2]
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