1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
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The 1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election was held on 6 March 1883 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the resignation of John McElhone after a heated argument with the member for Mudgee Adolphus Taylor in which McElhone challenged Taylor to resign and both would contest Taylor's seat.[1][2] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate reported that despite McElhone saying he would not stand for Upper Hunter, he had been nominated without his authority.[3]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 22 February 1883 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[4] |
| 3 March 1883 | Nominations |
| 6 March 1883 | Polling day |
| 13 March 1883 | Return of writ |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John McElhone (elected) | 516 | 37.8 | |
| Robert Fitzgerald | 460 | 33.7 | |
| James Wilshire | 216 | 15.8 | |
| Alexander Bowman | 173 | 12.7 | |
| Informal votes | 1,365 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,365 | 51.2 | |
John McElhone was defeated at the by-election for Mudgee which was conducted on the same day.[1]