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1880 Northumberland colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland on 30 April 1880 because Thomas Hungerford resigned attend to personal business matters.[1]

Dates

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Date Event
14 April 1880 Thomas Hungerford resigned.[2]
15 April 1880 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
28 April 1880 Nominations.[4]
30 April 1880 Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.
10 May 1880 Return of writ

Candidates

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  • Joseph Creer was a cabinet maker and Newcastle councillor. This was his first candidacy for the Legislative Assembly.[5]
  • Sir William Gordon was a surgeon from Murrurundi. This was his tenth and final time standing unsuccessfully for the Legislative Assembly.[6]

Result

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1880 Northumberland by-election
Friday 30 April [10]
Candidate Votes %
Ninian Melville (elected) 1,240 42.0
Joseph Creer 931 31.6
Sir William Gordon 749 25.4
George Maclean 30 1.0
Total formal votes 2,950 96.3
Informal votes 112 3.7
Turnout 3,062 60.6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ellis, Ian. "Hungerford, Thomas (1823–1904)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Northumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 132. 16 April 1880. p. 1807. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ a b "Electorate of Northumberland". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 29 April 1880. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Copland to Crittenden". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Ghalayini to Gorrick". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1876 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  8. ^ Mansfield, Bruce E. (1974). "Melville, Ninian (1843 - 1897)". 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 June 2021.
  9. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of East Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  10. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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