1876 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 5 June 1876 because Hanley Bennett was insolvent.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
23 March 1876	Hanley Bennett was made bankrupt.[2]
3 May 1876	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
22 May 1876	Nominations
5 June 1876	Polling day
26 June 1876	Return of writ

Result

1876 Liverpool Plains by-election
Monday 5 June [4][5]

Candidate		Votes	%
Hanley Bennett (re-elected)		843	46.2
Sydney Burdekin		823	45.2
William Gordon		126	6.9
George McLean		30	1.6
Total formal votes		1,823	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,823	44.0

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Liverpool Plains
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 13 June 1871 which did not include the official declaration of the poll.

References

1. "Mr Hanley Bennett (1815-1893)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
2. "Notice of compulsory sequestration". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 94. 28 March 1876. p. 1244. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
3. "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 140. 3 May 1876. p. 1749. Retrieved 29 March 2020 – via Trove.
4. "Electorate of Liverpool Plains". Australian Town and Country Journal. 17 June 1876. p. 12. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
   "Liverpool Plains election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 15 June 1876. p. 5. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "1876 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.[a]