A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 7 June 1875 caused by the death of Francis White. [1]
Date | Event |
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4 May 1875 | Death of Francis White. [1] |
12 May 1875 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2] |
31 May 1875 | Nominations |
7 June 1875 | Polling day |
21 June 1875 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas Hungerford (elected) | 771 | 44.4 | |
John McElhone | 726 | 41.8 | |
Oliver Saunders | 97 | 5.6 | |
Patrick Jennings | 88 | 5.1 | |
William Gordon | 31 | 1.8 | |
Archibald Hamilton | 22 | 1.3 | |
Total formal votes | 1,735 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,735 | 57.4 |
The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee because two polls were taken at Belltrees. [4]