November 1860 Tumut 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 The Tumut on 1 November 1860 because the by-election in May 1860 was declared void by the Election and Qualifications Committee. Daniel Deniehy was declared elected, however he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day.[1][2] Deniehy took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative Assembly as a member for Tumut.[3][4]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 10 May 1860 | Poll held in majority of electorate |
| 4 June 1860 | Poll held in Adelong |
| 18 October 1860 | Election and Qualifications Committee declared the by-election to be void.[5] |
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[6] | |
| 1 November 1860 | Nominations.[7] |
| 8 November 1860 | Polling day |
| 20 November 1860 | Return of writ |
Result
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Cowper Jr. (elected) | show of hands | ||
| John Egan | |||
| Thomas Mate | |||