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1868 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 17 December 1868 because of the resignation of Allan Macpherson, who left the colony to return to Europe.

Dates

Date Event
31 October 1868 Allan Macpherson resigned.
24 November 1868 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
14 December 1868 Nominations
17 December 1868 Polling day
31 December 1868 Return of writ

Result

1868 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 17 December 
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Lyons (elected) 495 52.9
James Jones 440 47.1
Total formal votes 935 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 935 43.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr Allan Macpherson (1818-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 291. 24 November 1868. p. 4375. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1868 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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