A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paterson on 18 March 1875 caused by the death of William Arnold.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
1 March 1875 Death of William Arnold.[1]
5 March 1875 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
11 March1875 Nominations
18 March 1875 Polling day
22 March 1875 Return of writ

Results

1875 Paterson by-election
Thursday 18 March [3]
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (elected) 149 53.2
James Brunker 81 28.9
Robert Park 27 9.6
Marshall Burdekin 19 6.8
John Jurley 2 0.7
John Nowlan 2 0.7
Total formal votes 280 97.2
Informal votes 8 2.8
Turnout 288 52.3

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Munnings Arnold (1819-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: The Paterson". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 48. 5 March 1875. p. 679. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "June 1875 Paterson by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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