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
Date | Event |
---|---|
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
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 2 "Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: Murray". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 179. 26 June 1872. p. 1665. Retrieved 30 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ↑ 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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