A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 11 July 1882 because Alfred Pechey, who was elected at the January by-election,[1] had died four months later without taking his seat.[2]

Dates

DateEvent
5 June 1882 Alfred Pechey died.[2]
12 June 1882 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
4 July 1882 Nominations
11 July 1882 Polling day
25 July 1882 Return of writ

Result

July 1882 East Macquarie by-election
Tuesday 11 July [4]
Candidate Votes %
Sydney Smith (elected) 710 54.7
Robert Thompson 589 45.3
Total formal votes 1,299 98.3
Informal votes 22 1.7
Turnout 1,321 64.1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Green, Antony. "January 1882 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Alfred John Pechey (1840-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 231. 12 June 1882. p. 3145. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "July 1882 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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