A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 6 March 1883 because of the resignation of Adolphus Taylor after a heated argument with the member for Upper Hunter John McElhone in which McElhone challenged Taylor to resign and both would contest Taylor's seat.[1][2]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 22 February 1883 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3] |
| 3 March 1883 | Nominations |
| 6 March 1883 | Polling day |
| 13 March 1883 | Return of writ |
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolphus Taylor (elected) | 1,289 | 66.6 | |
| John McElhone | 645 | 33.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,934 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,934 | 38.6 | |
Aftermath
editMcElhone was re-elected at the by-election for Upper Hunter which was conducted on the same day,[4] with the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate reporting that McElhone had been nominated without his authority.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1883 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Taylor, Adolphus George (1857 – 1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 68. 22 February 1883. p. 1007. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1883 results Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Upper Hunter nomination". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 5 March 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.