A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 12 July 1861 because of the resignation of Alexander McArthur who had been appointed to the Legislative Council. [1]
Two candidates were nominated: [2]
Date | Event |
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20 June 1861 | Alexander McArthur resigned. [1] |
24 June 1861 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [6] |
10 July 1861 | Nominations |
12 July 1861 | Polling day |
17 July 1861 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas Holt (elected) | 470 | 51.4 | |
Stephen Brown | 445 | 48.6 | |
Total formal votes | 915 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 915 | 54.6 |