By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 5 August 1875 as the by-election that returned Thomas Hungerford was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee on the basis that two polls were taken at Belltrees.[1]
Dates
| Date | Event |
| 7 June 1875 | Poll conducted, including at Belltrees |
| 21 June 1875 | Further poll conducted at Denison Town, Merry's Crossing, Wybong Reserve and Belltrees.[2] |
| 6 July 1875 | John McElhone lodged a petition against the election.[2] |
| 12 July 1875 | Election of Thomas Hungerford declared to be void.[1] |
| 13 July 1875 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 29 July 1875 | Nominations |
| 5 August 1875 | Polling day |
| 23 August 1875 | Return of writ |
Results
1875 The Upper Hunter by-election
Thursday 5 August [4] | Candidate | Votes | % |
| John McElhone (elected) | 1,057 | 54.9 |
| Thomas Hungerford | 869 | 45.1 |
| Total formal votes | 1,926 | 99.2 |
| Informal votes | 15 | 0.8 |
| Turnout | 1,941 | 64.3 |
Aftermath
Thomas Hungerford also lodged a petition, in which he alleged John McElhone committed acts of bribery and corruption by supplying electors with food, drink and transport.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b "The Upper Hunter election". The Evening News. 12 July 1875. p. 2. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ a b "The petition of John McElhone". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 156. 7 July 1875. p. 1983. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: The Upper Hunter". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 164. 13 July 1875. p. 2053. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "August 1875 The Upper Hunter by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "The petition of Thomas Hungerford". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 266. 8 October 1875. p. 3173. Retrieved 26 November 2019 – via Trove.
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