A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 5 October 1876 because of the death of Stephen Goold.[1][2]

Dates

DateEvent
26 August 1876 Stephen Goold died.[2]
7 September 1876 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
25 September 1876 Nominations
5 October 1876 Polling day
19 October 1876 Return of writ

Results

1876 Mudgee by-election
Thursday 5 October [1]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Rouse (elected) 1,360 54.6
William Pigott 1,129 45.4
Total formal votes 2,4890 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 2,489 49.0

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1876 Mudgee by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Stephen Styles Goold (1817–1876)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 313. 7 September 1876. p. 3539. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.
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