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