1859 East Maitland colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia June 2021 June 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 15 September 1859 because the seat of Joseph Chambers was declared vacant because he had accepted appointment as a Crown Prosecutor at Quarter Sessions.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228601170 Appointment: Joseph Chambers Crown Prosecutor New South Wales Government Gazette 169 30 August 1859 5 September 2020 1899 Trove Dates Date Event 26 August 1859 Joseph Chambers appointed Crown Prosecutor. 31 August 1859 Joseph Chambers' seat declared vacant.Mr Joseph Chambers (1815-1884) 415 Yes 15 June 2019 1 September 1859 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228601237 Writ of election: East Maitland New South Wales Government Gazette 174 2 September 1859 5 September 2020 1933 Trove 12 September 1859 Nominations 15 September 1859 Polling day 20 September 1859 Return of writ Result 1859 East Maitland by-electionThursday 15 September1859 East Maitland by-election 1859 MaitlandEast_1 3 September 2020 James Dickson (elected) 223 56.6 Peter Faucett 171 43.4 394 100.0 0 0.0 394 70.7 The seat of Joseph Chambers was declared vacant because he had accepted appointment as a Crown Prosecutor at Quarter Sessions. See also Electoral results for the district of East Maitland List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1859 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1850s in New South Wales