A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 15 July 1874 because James Neale resigned.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
25 June 1874 | James Neale resigned.[1] |
26 June 1874 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
13 July 1874 | Nominations |
15 July 1874 | Polling day |
31 July 1874 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Charles Moore (elected) | 2,385 | 74.1 | |
John Douglass | 813 | 25.2 | |
William Cover | 22 | 0.7 | |
Total formal votes | 3,220 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 3,220 | 28.2 | |
See also
References
- 1 2 "Mr James Henry Neale (1828-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- ↑ "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 156. 26 June 1874. p. 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1874 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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