A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 19 January 1882 because Edmund Webb resigned to accept appointment to the Legislative Council.[1]

Webb, William Brodribb, John Sutherland and Samuel Terry were appointed to the Legislative Council at the same time,[2] and the by-elections for Mudgee, Redfern and Wentworth were held between 11 and 23 January.[3]

Dates

DateEvent
29 December 1881 Edmund Webb resigned.[1]
29 December 1881 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
13 January 1882 Nominations
19 January 1882 Polling day
31 January 1882 Return of writ

Result

January 1882 East Macquarie by-election
Thursday 19 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
Alfred Pechey (elected) 423 35.1
Sydney Smith 375 31.1
Charles Roberts 357 29.6
Thomas Dalveen 50 4.2
Total formal votes 1,205 96.8
Informal votes 40 3.2
Turnout 1,245 60.1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Edmund Webb (1830-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Summons to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 567. New South Wales, Australia. 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880-1882 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 571. 30 December 1881. p. 6892. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "January 1882 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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