A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Parramatta on 20 May 1872 caused by the resignation of sitting member Hugh Taylor immediately after the election as he had received conflicting legal advice as to whether his contract to supply articles to a destitute institution disqualified him from office. He was concerned that the Committee of Elections and Qualifications was hostile to the Parkes ministry which he supported.[1][2]
1872, parramatta, colonial, election, election, held, south, wales, legislative, assembly, electorate, parramatta, 1872, caused, resignation, sitting, member, hugh, taylor, immediately, after, election, received, conflicting, legal, advice, whether, contract, . A by election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Parramatta on 20 May 1872 caused by the resignation of sitting member Hugh Taylor immediately after the election as he had received conflicting legal advice as to whether his contract to supply articles to a destitute institution disqualified him from office He was concerned that the Committee of Elections and Qualifications was hostile to the Parkes ministry which he supported 1 2 Contents 1 Dates 2 Results 3 See also 4 ReferencesDates editDate Event9 May 1872 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls 3 20 May 1872 Nominations22 May 1872 Polling day11 June 1872 Return of writResults edit1872 Parramatta by electionMonday 20 May 2 Candidate Votes Hugh Taylor elected Unopposed See also editElectoral results for the district of Parramatta List of New South Wales state by electionsReferences edit Election for Parramatta The Sydney Morning Herald 21 May 1872 p 3 Retrieved 7 June 2021 via Trove a b Green Antony 1872 Parramatta by election New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 21 September 2019 Writ of election Parramatta New South Wales Government Gazette No 128 9 May 1872 p 1268 Retrieved 8 October 2019 via Trove Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1872 Parramatta colonial by election amp oldid 1027276735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
