A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 7 April 1863 because of the resignation of James Hoskins. Hoskins had been supported by a voluntary contribution from miners however he resigned for financial reasons, taking the job of overseer of northern roads.
Dates
Date | Event |
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17 February 1863 | James Hoskins resigned. |
2 March 1863 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
323 March 1863 | Nominations |
7 April 1863 | Polling day |
18 April 1863 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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James Buchanan (elected) | 319 | 59.4 | |
James Macnamara | 218 | 40.6 | |
Total formal votes | 537 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 537 | 44.8 |
See also
References
- ^ "Mr James Hoskins (1823-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
- Morey, G. C. "Hoskins, James (1823–1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- "Writ of election: Goldfields North". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 39. 2 March 1863. p. 569. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
- Green, Antony. "1863 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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