1876 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 5 October 1876 because of the death of Stephen Goold.[1][2]

Dates

DateEvent
26 August 1876 Stephen Goold died.[2]
7 September 1876 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
25 September 1876 Nominations
5 October 1876 Polling day
19 October 1876 Return of writ

Results

1876 Mudgee by-election
Thursday 5 October[1]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Rouse (elected) 1,360 54.6
William Pigott 1,129 45.4
Total formal votes 2,4890 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 2,489 49.0

See also

References

  1. Green, Antony. "1876 Mudgee by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. "Mr Stephen Styles Goold (1817–1876)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette (313). 7 September 1876. p. 3539. Retrieved 10 October 2019 via Trove.
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