November 1860 Tumut colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Tumut on 1 November 1860 because the by-election in May 1860 was declared void by the Election and Qualifications Committee. Daniel Deniehy was declared elected, however he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day.[1][2] Deniehy took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative Assembly as a member for Tumut.[3][4]

Dates
DateEvent
10 May 1860 Poll held in majority of electorate
4 June 1860 Poll held in Adelong
18 October 1860 Election and Qualifications Committee declared the by-election to be void.[5]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[6]
1 November 1860 Nominations.[7]
8 November 1860 Polling day
20 November 1860 Return of writ

Result
1860 The Tumut by-election
Thursday 1 November [8][7]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper Jr. (elected) show of hands  
John Egan
Thomas Mate

See also

References
  1. Green, Antony. "May 1860 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. Green, Antony. "1860 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "Mr Daniel Henry Deniehy (1828-1865)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. "Legislative Assembly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 October 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. "Writ of election: Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 193. 19 October 1860. p. 2015. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "Tumut election". The Empire. 8 November 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  8. Green, Antony. "November 1860 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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