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1878 East Maitland 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 East Maitland on 5 June 1878 because of the death of Stephen Scholey.

Dates

Date	Event
13 May 1878	Stephen Scholey died.
16 May 1878	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
4 June 1878	Nominations
5 June 1878	Polling day
17 June 1878	Return of writ

Result

1878 East Maitland by-election
Wednesday 5 June
Candidate		Votes	%
Henry Badgery (elected)		302	46.7
Charles Heydon		175	27.1
Joseph Gorrick		169	26.2
Total formal votes		646	98.8
Informal votes		8	1.2
Turnout		654	81.6

See also

References

^ "Mr Stephen Scholey (1813-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
"Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 145. 16 May 1878. p. 1945. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1878 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.

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