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1868 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 17 December 1868 because of the resignation of George Pickering.

Dates

Date	Event
7 May 1868	George Pickering resigned.
27 May 1868	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
22 June 1868	Nominations
6 July 1868	Polling day
31 July 1868	Return of writ

Result

1868 Goldfields North by-election
Monday 6 July
Candidate		Votes	%
James Hoskins (elected)		223	68.0
William Gordon		59	18.0
William Hanson		46	14.0
Total formal votes		328	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		328	46.9

See also

References

^ "Mr George Ferrers Pickering". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
"Writ of election: Goldfields North". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 128. 27 May 1868. p. 1549. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1868 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.

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