A by-election for the seat of New England in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 January 1871 because of the resignation of Charles Weaver to accept appointment as a police magistrate at Gosford.[1][2]

Dates

DateEvent
18 Jul 1871 Charles Weaver resigned.[1]
29 July 1871 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
1 August 1871 Charles Weaver appointed as a police magistrate.[2]
21 August 1871 Nominations at Armidale
28 August 1871 Polling day
2 October 1871 Return of writ

Result

1871 New England by-election
Monday 28 August [4]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Terry (elected) 578 54.0
Robert Abbott 492 46.0
Total formal votes 1,070 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 1,070 40.4

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Charles Thomas Weaver (1817-1874)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Appointment of magistrates". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 190. 1 August 1871. p. 1670. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: New England". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 188. New South Wales, Australia. 29 July 1871. p. 1661. Retrieved 9 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1871 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
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