1882 Tenterfield colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tenterfield on 6 February 1882 because of the resignation of John Dillon, to accept an appointment as senior stipendiary magistrate.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
5 January 1882 John Dillon resigned.[1]
6 January 1882 John Dillon appointed a magistrate.[2]
9 January 1882 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
27 January 1882 Nominations
6 February 1882 Polling day
20 February 1882 Return of writ

Candidates
  • Edward Bennett was a barrister from Sydney, who had stood unsuccessfully for Glen Innes in 1880.
  • Augustus Fraser was a local pastoralist. This was his only candidacy for the Legislative Assembly.

Result
1882 Tenterfield by-election
Tuesday 10 January [4]
Candidate Votes %
Augustus Fraser (elected) 674 53.7
Edward Bennett 580 46.3
Total formal votes 1,254 97.2
Informal votes 36 2.8
Turnout 1,290 68.2

See also

References
  1. "Mr John (Thomas) Dillon (1847-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. "Appointment of stipendiary magistrates". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 7. 7 January 1882. p. 103. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: Tenterfield". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 12. 14 December 1882. p. 161. Retrieved 28 May 2021 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1882 Tenterfield by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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