1873 Hume colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hume on 31 March 1873 because James McLaurin resigned due to ill health.[1][2]

Dates
DateEvent
9 December 1873 James McLaurin resigned
28 February 1873 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
17 March 1873 Nominations at Albury.[4]
31 March 1873 Polling day
21 April 1873 Return of writ

Candidates

Result
1873 The Hume by-election
Wednesday 17 December [7]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Robertson (elected) 707 57.5
Morris Asher 523 42.5
Total formal votes 1,230 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,230 50.1

See also

References
  1. "Resignation of Mr McLaurin". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 26 February 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
  2. "Mr James McLaurin (1821-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  3. "Writ of election: Hume". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 49. 28 February 1873. p. 657. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "The Hume election". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 19 March 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of Hume". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  6. "Mr Thomas Robertson". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. 12 March 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 7 June 2021 – via Trove.
  7. Green, Antony. "1873 The Hume by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
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