A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 17 December 1868 because of the resignation of Allan Macpherson,[1] who left the colony to return to Europe.

Dates

Date Event
31 October 1868 Allan Macpherson resigned.[1]
24 November 1868 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
14 December 1868 Nominations
17 December 1868 Polling day
31 December 1868 Return of writ

Result

1868 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 17 December [3]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Lyons (elected) 495 52.9
James Jones 440 47.1
Total formal votes 935 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 935 43.3

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Allan Macpherson (1818-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 291. 24 November 1868. p. 4375. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1868 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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