1860 Morpeth colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Morpeth on 7 August 1860 because Edward Close resigned.[1] Close later stated that he resigned because it had been a lengthy session of parliament, marked by a contest for power between Charles Cowper, William Forster and John Robertson in which nothing was done.[2]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
12 July 1860 Edward Close resigned.[1]
17 July 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
31 July 1860 Nominations at Morpeth.[4]
7 August 1860 Polling day.[5][6]
17 August 1860 Return of writ

Polling places[edit]

Result[edit]

1860 Morpeth by-election
Tuesday 7 August [7]
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Cohen (elected) 312 59.8
David Buchanan 210 40.2
Total formal votes 522 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 522 64.5

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mr Edward Charles Close [2] (1825–1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Election for Morpeth: the nominations". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 18 September 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 20 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Morpeth". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 132. 19 July 1860. p. 1363. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "The Morpeth election: The nomination". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 2 August 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Morpeth election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Morpeth: booth results". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Morpeth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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