1861 Tenterfield colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tenterfield on 3 December 1861 because Robert Meston resigned.[1] Meston sent a letter to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly which stated "As I find it very inconvenient for my affairs at present to attend on the very inopportune sittings of the New Smith Wales Parliament, I hereby resign my seat as representative of the Tenterfield electorate".[2]

Dates
DateEvent
5 November 1861 Robert Meston resigned.[1]
5 November 1861 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
26 November 1861 Nominations at Tenterfield.[4]
3 December 1861 Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.[5]
17 December 1861 Return of writ

Polling places

Result
1861 Tenterfield by-election
Monday 5 August [6]
Candidate Votes %
Hugh Gordon (elected) 128 37.8
Marshall Burdekin 96 28.3
R R C Robertson 91 26.8
R W Vivers 24 7.1
Total formal votes 339 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 339 52.3

See also

Notes
  1. 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Tenterfield.

References
  1. "Mr Robert Meston". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  2. "Legislative Assembly: Seat vacated". The Sydney Morning Herald. 6 November 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Tenterfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 247. 6 November 1861. p. 2366. Retrieved 18 February 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "Nomination for Tenterfield". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 3 December 1861. p. 3. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "Election for Tenterfield". The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser. 14 December 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 18 June 2021 – via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1861 Tenterfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
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