1887 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 6 May 1887 because of the resignation of Adolphus Taylor to become the Examiner of Patents.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
21 April 1887 Adolphus Taylor resigned.[1]
22 April 1887 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
6 May 1887 Nominations
11 May 1887 Polling day
25 May 1887 Return of writ

Results
1887 Mudgee by-electionFriday 6 May [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Free Trade John Haynes 1,025 54.52
Protectionist John Carden 855 45.48
Total formal votes 1,880 100
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 1,880 47.80
Free Trade hold Swing 

See also

References
  1. "Mr Adolphus George Taylor (1857-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette (233). 22 April 1887. p. 2747. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1887 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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