1871 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 9 January 1871 because Charles Cowper had been appointed Agent General in London.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
6 December 1870 Cowper appointed Colonial Secretary.[2]
7 December 1870 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
27 December 1870 Nominations at Tamworth
9 January 1871 Polling day
31 January 1871 Return of writ

Candidates

John Robertson was already a member of the Legislative Assembly, for the electorate West Sydney. At the nominations Hanley Bennett produced a telegram from Robertson stating that he would not oppose Lewis Levy and would not sit if elected.[4]

Polling places

Polling was delayed at Breeza and Quirindi Inn because of floods and a mistake by a postmaster.[5]

Result
1871 Liverpool Plains by-election
Monday 9 January [5][6]
Candidate Votes %
Lewis Levy (elected) 374 61.8
Hanley Bennett 198 32.7
John Robertson 33 5.5
Total formal votes 605 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 605 21.9

See also

Notes
  1. 12 km north of Nundle
  2. The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Sydney Morning Herald of 14 January 1871 which did not include returns from 2 polling places, Breeza and Quirindi.

References
  1. "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "Agent General for the Colony of New South Wales". New South Wales Government Gazette (295). 6 December 1870. p. 2712. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette (300). 8 December 1870. p. 2733. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Liverpool Plains election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 28 December 1870. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "Liverpool Plains electorate: official declaration of the poll". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 31 January 1871. p. 3. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1871 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.[lower-alpha 2]
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