A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Murray on 5 August 1872 because of the resignation of Patrick Jennings.[1] William Hay was elected with 61% of the vote.

Dates

DateEvent
25 June 1872 Patrick Jennings resigned.[1]
26 June 1872 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
22 July 1872 Nominations
5 August 1872 Polling day
31 August 1872 Return of writ

Results

1872 The Murray by-election
Monday 5 August[3]
Candidate Votes %
William Hay (elected) 389 61.6
George Stephen 238 37.7
Henry Lane 5 0.8
Total formal votes 632 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 632 54.5

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Murray". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 179. 26 June 1872. p. 1665. Retrieved 30 October 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1872 results The Murray". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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