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1879 Mudgee colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 6 January 1879 because of the resignation of Sir John Robertson who was then appointed to the Legislative Council,[1] to facilitate the coalition of his supporters and those of Sir Henry Parkes to form an effective government.[2]

Dates

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Date Event
14 December 1878 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
30 December 1878 Nominations
6 January 1879 Polling day
21 January 1879 Return of writ

Candidates

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Results

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1879 Mudgee by-election
Monday 6 January [9]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Rouse (elected) 895 50.03
David Buchanan 894 49.97
Total formal votes 1,789 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,789 43.6

Aftermath

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In March 1879 the Committee of Elections and Qualifications overturned the election of Richard Rouse and declared that David Buchanan was elected as the member for Mudgee.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "The Honourable Sir John Robertson summoned to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 406. 21 December 1878. p. 5113. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Nairn, Bede. "Robertson, Sir John (1816–1891)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 391. New South Wales, Australia. 14 December 1878. p. 4987. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Mr Richard Rouse (1842-1903)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1876 Mudgee by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Mr David Buchanan (1823-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  8. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Goldfields West". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "1879 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  10. ^ "The Committee of Elections and Qualifications". The Sydney Morning Herald. 21 March 1879. p. 5. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.