A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 5 June 1878 because of the death of Stephen Scholey.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
13 May 1878 Stephen Scholey died.[1]
16 May 1878 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
4 June 1878 Nominations
5 June 1878 Polling day
17 June 1878 Return of writ

Result

1878 East Maitland by-election
Wednesday 5 June [3]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Badgery (elected) 302 46.7
Charles Heydon 175 27.1
Joseph Gorrick 169 26.2
Total formal votes 646 98.8
Informal votes 8 1.2
Turnout 654 81.6

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Stephen Scholey (1813-1878)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 145. 16 May 1878. p. 1945. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1878 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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