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1875 Central Cumberland 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 Central Cumberland on 28 June 1875 because of the resignation of Joseph Wearne.

Dates

Date Event
12 June 1875 Joseph Wearne resigned.
15 June 1875 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
24 June 1875 Nominations
28 June 1875 Polling day
12 July 1875 Return of writ

Result

1875 Central Cumberland by-election
Monday 28 June 
Candidate Votes %
William Long (elected) 874 54.8
Andrew McCulloch 722 45.2
Total formal votes 1,596 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,596 70.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr Joseph Wearne (1832-1884)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 137. 15 June 1875. p. 1775. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1875 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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