The committee declared that Richard Rouse had not been elected the member for Mudgee, however no by-election was conducted. Instead the committee declared that David Buchanan had been elected. No reasons were published however The Sydney Morning Herald stated that it appeared that the majority of Mr Rouse was created by illegal voting.[2]
1879, mudgee, colonial, election, count, march, 1879, elections, qualifications, committee, overturned, 1879, mudgee, election, which, richard, rouse, been, declared, elected, margin, vote, over, david, buchanan, committee, declared, that, richard, rouse, been. In March 1879 the Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the 1879 Mudgee by election in which Richard Rouse had been declared elected by a margin of 1 vote over David Buchanan 1 The committee declared that Richard Rouse had not been elected the member for Mudgee however no by election was conducted Instead the committee declared that David Buchanan had been elected No reasons were published however The Sydney Morning Herald stated that it appeared that the majority of Mr Rouse was created by illegal voting 2 Contents 1 Petition 2 Result 3 See also 4 ReferencesPetition editBuchannan s supporters petitioned the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly against the return of Rouse alleging that The returning officer illegally voted in the election and voted for Rouse That a voter had left his vote for Rouse on the table and not placed it in the ballot box The Poll Clerk at one booth did not appear until 10 00 am despite voting commencing at 9 00 am and The electoral roll included two men under 21 years old who had voted for Rouse Result edit1879 Mudgee election re countThursday 20 March 2 3 Candidate Votes David Buchanan elected N ARichard Rouse defeated N ASee also editElectoral results for the district of Mudgee List of New South Wales state by electionsReferences edit Green Antony 1879 Mudgee by election New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 19 September 2020 a b The Committee of Elections and Qualifications The Sydney Morning Herald 21 March 1879 p 5 Retrieved 10 October 2019 via Trove Green Antony 1879 Mudgee re count New South Wales Election Results 1856 2007 Parliament of New South Wales Retrieved 19 September 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1879 Mudgee colonial election re count amp oldid 1049747623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
