A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of New England and Macleay on 26 November 1858 because of the resignation of Abram Moriarty, [1] for reasons that included the difficulty of serving a far distant electorate. [2]
Date | Event |
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13 October 1858 | Abram Moriarty resigned. [1] |
19 October 1858 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3] |
26 November 1858 | Nominations at Armidale. [4] |
14 December 1858 | Polling day |
30 December 1858 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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James Hart (elected) | show of hands | ||
Thomas Rusden | |||
John Williams |
Neither candidate called for a poll. [4]