A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields West on 26 February 1867 because of the resignation of Stephen Donnelly.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 Dec 1866 | Stephen Donnelly resigned.[1] |
| 5 January 1867 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 29 January 1867 | Nominations at Sofala |
| 26 February 1867 | Polling day |
| 26 March 1867 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Thornton (elected) | 341 | 59.4 | |
| John Rae | 233 | 40.6 | |
| Total formal votes | 574 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 574 | 9.8 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr Stephen Augustine Donnelly (1835-1910)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Gold Fields West". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 5 January 1867. p. 43. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1867 Goldfields West by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 September 2020.