1860 East Macquarie colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 10 May 1860 because of the resignation of Thomas Hawkins.[1]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 April 1860 | Thomas Hawkins resigned.[1] |
| 13 April 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 30 April 1860 | Nominations |
| 10 May 1860 | Polling day |
| 23 May 1860 | Return of writ |
Result
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Deniehy (elected) | 496 | 68.7 | |
| John McGuigan | 215 | 29.8 | |
| Henry Dangar | 11 | 1.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 722 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 722 | 54.6 | |