1860 Wellington colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wellington on 26 July 1860 because Nicolas Hyeronimus died.[1]

Dates

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Date Event
27 June 1860 Nicolas Hyeronimus died.[1]
29 June 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
19 July May 1860 Nominations at Wellington.[3]
26 July 1860 Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.[4]
2 August 1860 Return of writ

Polling places

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Result

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1860 Wellington by-election
Thursday 26 July [5]
Candidate Votes %
Silvanus Daniel (elected) 165 78.2
James Garland 46 21.8
Total formal votes 548 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 548 58.0

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 22 kilometres (14 mi) north-east of the Mudgee on the road to Cooyal and Wollar.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr Nicolas Hyeronimus (1808-1860)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Wellington". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 121. 2 July 1860. p. 1234. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Nomination at Wellington". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 August 1860. p. 5. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
    Drew, James (23 August 1860). "To the Editor of the Herald". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 3. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "Wellington election—close of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 9 August 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 23 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Wellington by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2021.