1863 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 7 April 1863 because of the resignation of Alexander Dick,[1] to accept appointment as 2nd examiner of titles under the Real Property Act.[2]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
31 December 1862 Alexander Dick resigned.[1]
2 January 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
22 January 1863 Nominations at Tamworth
29 January 1863 Polling day
10 February 1863 Return of writ

Polling places[edit]

Polling was delayed at Carroll and Grover's Inn because the Namoi River was in flood,[4] with polling taking place on 11 February.[5]

Result[edit]

1863 Liverpool Plains by-election
Thursday 29 January [5][6]
Candidate Votes %
Marshall Burdekin (elected) 319 53.5
William Mullen 277 46.5
Total formal votes 596 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 596 37.5

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ 12 km north of Nundle
  2. ^ The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 10 February 1863 which did not include returns from 2 polling places, Carroll and Grover's Inn.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mr Alexander Dick (1827-1867)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Appointments under the Real Property Act". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 1. 2 January 1863. p. 1. Retrieved 16 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 2 January 1863. p. 37. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ^ a b "Liverpool Plains election". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 10 February 1863. p. 2. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ a b "The election for Liverpool Plains: official declaration of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1863. p. 4. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1863 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2020.[b]
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