1872 Newcastle colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newcastle on 27 May 1872. The by-election was triggered because George Lloyd had been appointed Postmaster-General in the first Parkes ministry.[1][2]

Henry Parkes comfortably retained his seat at the East Sydney by-election held the week before,[3] while the five other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[4]

Dates
Date Event
14 May 1872 George Lloyd appointed Postmaster-General.[1]
15 May 1872 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
27 May 1872 Day of nomination
29 May 1872 Polling day
11 June 1872 Return of writ

Results
1872 Newcastle by-election
Wednesday 29 May [2]
Candidate Votes %
George Lloyd (re-elected) 692 57.1
Daniel Macquarie 519 42.9
Total formal votes 1,211 98.6
Informal votes 17 1.4
Turnout 1,228 78.8

See also

References
  1. "Mr George Alfred Lloyd (1815-1897)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1872 Newcastle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1872 East Sydney by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. The five other ministers were Edward Butler (Argyle), James Farnell (Parramatta), Joseph Innes (Mudgee), William Piddington (The Hawkesbury) and John Sutherland (Paddington)
    Green, Antony. "Index of By-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "Writ of election: Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette (136). 15 May 1872. p. 1268. Retrieved 9 November 2019 – via Trove.


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