1870 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Liverpool Plains on 29 January 1870 because Charles Cowper had been appointed Premier and Colonial Secretary, forming the fifth Cowper ministry.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
13 January 1870 Cowper appointed Colonial Secretary.[2]
Writ of election issued by the Governor.[3][lower-alpha 1]
21 January 1870 Nominations.[4]
29 January 1870 Polling day
5 February 1870 Return of writ

Result
1870 Liverpool Plains by-election
Saturday 29 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (re-elected) 721 85.6
Edward Parnell 120 14.3
Joseph Abbott 1 0.1
Total formal votes 842 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 842 35.6

See also

Notes
  1. Ordinarily the writ for a by-election would be issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, however Cowper was appointed before Parliament convened and the writ was issued by the Governor.

References
  1. "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "Appointment of Colonial Secretary". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 8. 13 January 1870. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Liverpool Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 8. 13 January 1870. p. 77. Retrieved 8 October 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Nominations for Liverpool Plains". Evening News. 25 January 1870. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1870 Liverpool Plains by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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