A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 11 July 1882 because Alfred Pechey, who was elected at the January by-election,[1] had died four months later without taking his seat.[2]

Dates

DateEvent
5 June 1882 Alfred Pechey died.[2]
12 June 1882 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
4 July 1882 Nominations
11 July 1882 Polling day
25 July 1882 Return of writ

Result

July 1882 East Macquarie by-election
Tuesday 11 July[4]
Candidate Votes %
Sydney Smith (elected) 710 54.7
Robert Thompson 589 45.3
Total formal votes 1,299 98.3
Informal votes 22 1.7
Turnout 1,321 64.1

See also

References

  1. Green, Antony. "January 1882 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Mr Alfred John Pechey (1840-1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  3. "Writ of election: East Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 231. 12 June 1882. p. 3145. Retrieved 4 September 2020 via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "July 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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