A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 27 June 1867 because of the resignation of John Hay who was then appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates

Date Event
27 May 1867 John Hay resigned.[1]
5 June 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
24 June 1867 Nominations
27 June 1867 Polling day
5 July 1867 Return of writ

Result

1867 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 27 June [3]
Candidate Votes %
John Lackey (elected) 314 53.3
Robert Graham 53 46.7
Total formal votes 367 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 367 18.1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sir John Hay (1816-1892)". 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. 92. 5 June 1867. p. 1381. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1867 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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