By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Carcoar on 1 December 1881 because Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly on allegations of bribery and corruption.[1]
Dates
| Date | Event |
| 9 November 1881 | Ezekiel Baker expelled from the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 10 November 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 24 November 1881 | Nominations |
| 1 December 1881 | Polling day |
| 13 December 1881 | Return of writ |
Result
1881 Carcoar by-election
Thursday 1 December [4] | Candidate | Votes | % |
| George Campbell (elected) | 846 | 58.1 |
| Ezekiel Baker (defeated) | 610 | 41.9 |
| Total formal votes | 1,456 | 96.4 |
| Informal votes | 55 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | 1,511 | 56.2 |
See also
References
- ^ Nairn, Bede (1969). "Baker, Ezekiel Alexander (1823–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Mr Ezekiel Alexander Baker (1823-1912)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Carcoar". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 450. 10 November 1881. p. 5773. Retrieved 22 August 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1881 Carcoar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
| 1881 | - Queanbeyan
- Carcoar
- Newtown
- Argyle
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