1872 Murray 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 Murray on 5 August 1872 because of the resignation of Patrick Jennings.Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831-1897) 638 Yes 11 May 2019 William Hay was elected with 61% of the vote. Dates Date Event 25 June 1872 Patrick Jennings resigned. 26 June 1872 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225842636 Writ of election: Murray New South Wales Government Gazette 179 26 June 1872 30 October 2019 1665 Trove 22 July 1872 Nominations 5 August 1872 Polling day 31 August 1872 Return of writ Results [[1872 Murray colonial by-election|1872 The Murray by-election]]Monday 5 August1872 results The Murray 1872 Murray_1 16 October 2019 William Hay (elected) 389 61.6 George Stephen 238 37.7 Henry Lane 5 0.8 632 100.0 0 0.0 632 54.5 Patrick Jennings resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Murray List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1872 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales