1872 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 2 January 1872 because of the resignation of Henry Stephen.[1]

Dates
Date Event
13 December 1871 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
28 December 1871 Nominations
2 January 1872 Polling day
16 January 1872 Return of writ

Results
1872 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 2 January [3]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (elected) 848 64.58
Joseph O'Connor 465 35.42
Total formal votes 1,313 100.00
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 1,313 48.02

See also

References
  1. "Sir Matthew Henry Stephen (1828-1920)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette (300). 13 December 1871. p. 2825. Retrieved 11 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1872 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 October 2019.


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