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June 1863 East Maitland colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 18 June 1863 because of the death of James Dickson.[1]

Dates

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Date Event
28 April 1863 James Dickson died.[1]
8 June 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
17 June 1863 Nominations.[3]
18 June 1863 Polling day
22 June 1863 Return of writ

Result

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June 1863 East Maitland by-election
Thursday, 18 June [4]
Candidate Votes %
John Darvall (elected) 194 50.7
Archibald Hamilton 189 49.4
Total formal votes 383 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 383 49.9

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mr James Dickson (1813-1863)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: East Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 112. 10 June 1863. p. 1319. Retrieved 5 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "East Maitland election: the nomination". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 June 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 5 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "June 1863 East Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
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