1861 Tenterfield colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tenterfield on 3 December 1861 because Robert Meston resigned.[1] Meston sent a letter to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly which stated "As I find it very inconvenient for my affairs at present to attend on the very inopportune sittings of the New Smith Wales Parliament, I hereby resign my seat as representative of the Tenterfield electorate".[2]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
5 November 1861 Robert Meston resigned.[1]
5 November 1861 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
26 November 1861 Nominations at Tenterfield.[4]
3 December 1861 Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.[5]
17 December 1861 Return of writ

Polling places[edit]

Result[edit]

1861 Tenterfield by-election
Monday 5 August [6]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Gordon (elected) 128 37.8
Marshall Burdekin 96 28.3
R R C Robertson 91 26.8
R W Vivers 24 7.1
Total formal votes 339 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 339 52.3

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tenterfield.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mr Robert Meston". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Legislative Assembly: Seat vacated". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Tenterfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 247. 6 November 1861. p. 2366. Retrieved 18 February 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Nomination for Tenterfield". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 3 December 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Election for Tenterfield". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 14 December 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1861 Tenterfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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