1857 Northumberland Boroughs colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland Boroughs on 6 November 1857 because of the death of Bob Nichols.[1]

Dates

Date Event
27 September 1857 Bob Nichols died.[1]
22 October 1857 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
3 November 1857 Nominations
6 November 1857 Polling day
10 November 1857 Return of writ

Candidates

  • James Dickson was a partner in a large and successful business, which commenced as a general store at Maitland, but also had large lease holdings in New England.
  • Captain Bourn Russell, chairman of the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Company, had been elected a member for Northumberland Boroughs at the 1856 election however his election was overturned by the Committee of Elections and Qualifications on a re-count.[3]

Result

1857 Northumberland Boroughs by-election
Friday 6 November [4]
Candidate Votes %
James Dickson (elected) 495 51.8
Bourn Russell 460 48.2
Total formal votes 955 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 955 61.8

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr George Robert Nichols (1809–1857)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Northumberland Boroughs". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 156. 23 October 1857. p. 2025. Retrieved 20 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Northumberland Boroughs re-count". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1857 Northumberland Boroughs by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 June 2019.