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1863 Goldfields North colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

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
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

1863 Goldfields North by-election
Tuesday 7 April 
Candidate Votes %
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

  1. ^ "Mr James Hoskins (1823-1900)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. "Writ of election: Goldfields North". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 39. 2 March 1863. p. 569. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. 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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