1882 Gundagai colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Gundagai on 23 November 1882 because of the death of William Forster.[1] Parliament was dissolved on the same day as the polling and so Bruce Smith could not take his seat.[2]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
30 October 1882 | William Forster died.[1] |
2 November 1882 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
17 November 1882 | Nominations |
23 November 1882 | Polling day |
5 December 1882 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Bruce Smith (elected) | 380 | 70.5 | |
George Wallace | 92 | 17.1 | |
Robert Barbour | 67 | 12.4 | |
Total formal votes | 539 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 539 | 30.9 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mr William Forster (1818–1882)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1882 Gundagai by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Writ of election: Gundagai". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 442. 6 November 1882. p. 5885. Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via Trove.
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