1878 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 1 February 1878 because of the resignation of Sir John Robertson who had also been elected to Mudgee on the same day.[1]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 14 January 1878 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 28 January 1878 | Nominations |
| 1 February 1878 | Polling day |
| 12 February 1878 | Return of writ |
Result
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Webb (elected) | 556 | 61.0 | |
| Thomas Dalveen | 356 | 39.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 912 | 97.7 | |
| Informal votes | 21 | 2.3 | |
| Turnout | 933 | 45.2 | |