1870 Goldfields North colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 23 February 1870 because Robert Wisdom had also been elected to Lower Hunter and chose to resign from Goldfields North.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
1 March 1870 Robert Wisdom resigned.[1]
19 March 1870 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
4 April 1870 Nominations
18 April 1870 Polling day
30 April 1870 Return of writ

Result
1870 Goldfields North by-election
Monday 18 April [3]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Forster (elected) 249 57.8
John Burns 182 42.2
Total formal votes 431 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 431 50.7

See also

References
  1. "Sir Robert Wisdom KCMG, QC (1830-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Goldfields North". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 63. 22 March 1870. p. 673. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1870 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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