A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Macquarie on 21 December 1859 because John McPhillamy resigned.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
6 December 1859 John McPhillamy resigned.[1]
7 December 1859 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
21 December 1859 Nominations at Bathurst[3]
28 December 1859 Polling day
4 January 1859 Return of writ

Result

1859 West Macquarie by-election
Wednesday 21 December [4][3]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Mort (elected) show of hands
Richard Driver

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr John McPhillamy (1825-1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: West Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 249. 7 December 1859. p. 2691. Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. 1 2 "West Macquarie election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 1859. p. 2. Retrieved 21 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1859 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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