October 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cumberland North Riding on 16 October 1856 because John Darvall had been appointed Solicitor General in the Parker ministry.[1]

Dates
Date Event
3 October 1856 John Darvall appointed Solicitor-General.[1]
3 October 1856 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
13 October 1856 Nominations
16 October 1856 Polling day
20 October 1856 Return of writ

Result
October 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election
Thursday 16 October [3]
Candidate Votes %
John Darvall (elected) 560 68.0
James Byrnes 264 32.0
Total formal votes 824 100.0
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 824 42.9

See also

References
  1. "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: North Riding of Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette (152). 4 October 1856. p. 2617. Retrieved 31 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "October 1856 Cumberland (North Riding) by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
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