A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Queanbeyan on 27 January 1881. The election was triggered by the resignation of James Thompson,[1][2] taking up the government position of Railway Land Valuator.[3]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 January 1881 | James Thompson appointed to Legislative Council and Postmaster-General.[1] |
| 12 January 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 24 January 1881 | Nominations |
| 27 January 1881 | Polling day |
| 8 February 1881 | Return of writ |
Candidates
edit- John Gale was the publisher of a local paper, The Queanbeyan Age.[5]
- Percy Hodgkinson was a surveyor, land agent and auctioneer in Queanbeyan, who was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1880 election.[6]
- Thomas Rutledge was a pastoralist who was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1877 election.[7]
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Rutledge (elected) | 502 | 50.7 | |
| Percy Hodgkinson | 413 | 41.7 | |
| John Gale | 76 | 7.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 991 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | 27 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,018 | 59.5 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr James Banford Thompson (1832-1901)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1881 Queanbeyan by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Appointment J B Thompson to be Railway Land Valuator". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 4 February 1881. p. 758. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Queanbeyan". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 18. 12 January 1881. p. 221. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Lea-Scarlett, E J. "Gale, John (1831–1929)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Queanbeyan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1877 Queanbeyan". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 May 2021.