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1882 Northumberland colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Northumberland on 18 January 1882 because of the resignation of William Turner.[1] Members of parliament were unpaid at the time. Turner was paid by a subscription, said to be £0.08 per member of the Reform League. Subscriptions however proved to be inadequate to support him and he resigned from parliament.[2]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 20 December 1881 | William Turner resigned.[1] |
| 23 December 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 16 January 1882 | Nominations at Waratah |
| 18 January 1882 | Polling day |
| 20 February 1882 | Return of writ |
Candidates edit
- William Grisdale was an auctioneer and Newcastle Alderman. This was his first time standing for the Legislative Assembly and he died the following month.
- Thomas Hungerford was a pastoralist and a former member for Northumberland who had been defeated by William Turner at the 1880 election.[4]
Result edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 1,339 | 53.7 | |
| William Grisdale | 1,155 | 46.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,494 | 98.4 | |
| Informal votes | 40 | 1.6 | |
| Turnout | 2,534 | 71.0 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mr William Turner (1837-1916)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
- ^ "Death of Mr W Turner". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 26 April 1916. p. 9. Retrieved 29 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Northumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 563. 23 December 1881. p. 6759. Retrieved 29 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 May 2021.