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1863 Goldfields South colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for theNew South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate ofGoldfields South on 16 November 1863 becauseBowie Wilson had been appointedSecretary for Lands in thefirst Martin ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion,Peter Faucett (Yass),William Forster (East Sydney) andArthur Holroyd (Parramatta) were unopposed. Of the other two contested elections,Geoffrey Eagar (West Sydney) was easily re-elected, with more than 90% of the vote, whileJames Martin was defeated at theOrange by-election.[2] Martin promptly regained a seat in parliament by winning theby-election for The Tumut.[2]

Frederick Cooper had been elected forBraidwood at the1859 election, resigning in 1860,[3] to accept an appointment as a sub-commissioner of goldfields.[4] He was initially atKiandra, however an inquiry had found he had committed errors, including illegal acts, as a result of his inexperience. Wilson, as member for Goldfields South, had been critical of the response of the then Secretary for Lands,John Robertson, in moving Cooper toAraluen rather than dismissing him.[5] Cooper resigned as sub-commissioner shortly after Wilson had been appointed Secretary for Lands.[6]

Dates

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DateEvent
16 October 1863Bowie Wilson appointed Secretary for Lands.[1]
22 October 1863Writ of election issued by theSpeaker of the Legislative Assembly.[7]
5 November 1863Nominations atAdelong.[6]
16 November 1863Polling day
26 November 1863Return of writ

Polling places

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Result

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1863 Goldfields South by-election
Monday 16 November [8][9]
CandidateVotes%
Bowie Wilson (elected)92191.3
Frederick Cooper888.7
Total formal votes1,009100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout1,00917.1

Returns were only reported for 8 of the 14 polling places.[8][9]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^NearGrenfell.
  2. ^NearLambing Flat.

References

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  1. ^ab"Mr John Bowie Wilson (1820-1883)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved16 September 2020.
  2. ^abGreen, Antony."1860-1864 by-elections".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved16 September 2020.
  3. ^"Mr Frederick Augustus Cooper (1834-1908)".Former members of theParliament of New South Wales. Retrieved16 September 2020.
  4. ^"Appointment: Sub-Commissioners of Gold Fields".New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 148. 14 August 1860. p. 1510. Retrieved17 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^"Legislative Assembly: Mr Commissioner Cooper".The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 December 1862. p. 8. Retrieved17 June 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ab"Nomination for the Southern Gold-Fields".The Sydney Morning Herald. 13 November 1863. p. 8. Retrieved17 June 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^"Writ of election: Goldfields South".New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 205. 22 October 1863. p. 2291. Retrieved17 June 2021 – via Trove.
  8. ^abGreen, Antony."1863 Goldfields South by-election".New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007.Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved16 September 2020.
  9. ^ab"Southern Gold-Fields election".The Sydney Morning Herald. 18 November 1863. p. 4. Retrieved17 June 2021 – via Trove.
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