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1874 West Maitland colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Maitland on 4 August 1874 because Benjamin Lee resigned.

Dates

Date Event
20 July 1874 Benjamin Lee resigned.
22 July 1874 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
3 August 1874 Nominations
4 August 1874 Polling day
31 August 1874 Return of writ

Result

1874 West Maitland by-election
Tuesday 4 August 
Candidate Votes %
Lewis Levy (elected) 647 80.1
Archibald Hamilton 129 19.9
Total formal votes 647 97.9
Informal votes 14 2.1
Turnout 661 63.1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr Benjamin Lee (1825-1917)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  2. "Writ of election: West Maitland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 179. 22 July 1874. p. 2251. Retrieved 23 February 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1874 West Maitland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
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