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1875 Paterson 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 Paterson on 18 March 1875 caused by the death of William Arnold.

Dates

Date Event
1 March 1875 Death of William Arnold.
5 March 1875 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
11 March 1875 Nominations
18 March 1875 Polling day
22 March 1875 Return of writ

Results

1875 Paterson by-election
Thursday 18 March 
Candidate Votes %
Herbert Brown (elected) 149 53.2
James Brunker 81 28.9
Robert Park 27 9.6
Marshall Burdekin 19 6.8
John Jurley 2 0.7
John Nowlan 2 0.7
Total formal votes 280 97.2
Informal votes 8 2.8
Turnout 288 52.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr William Munnings Arnold (1819-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: The Paterson". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 48. 5 March 1875. p. 679. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "June 1875 Paterson by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
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