1881 Queanbeyan 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 Queanbeyan on 27 January 1881. The election was triggered by the resignation of James Thompson,[1][2] taking up the government position of Railway Land Valuator.[3]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 January 1881 | James Thompson appointed to Legislative Council and Postmaster-General.[1] |
| 12 January 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 24 January 1881 | Nominations |
| 27 January 1881 | Polling day |
| 8 February 1881 | Return of writ |
Candidates
- John Gale was the publisher of a local paper, The Queanbeyan Age.[5]
- Percy Hodgkinson was a surveyor, land agent and auctioneer in Queanbeyan, who was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1880 election.[6]
- Thomas Rutledge was a pastoralist who was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1877 election.[7]
Result
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Rutledge (elected) | 502 | 50.7 | |
| Percy Hodgkinson | 413 | 41.7 | |
| John Gale | 76 | 7.7 | |
| Total formal votes | 991 | 97.3 | |
| Informal votes | 27 | 2.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,018 | 59.5 | |