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1863 Liverpool Plains colonial by-election
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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 Liverpool Plains on 7 April 1863 because of the resignation of Alexander Dick,Mr Alexander Dick (1827-1867) 571 Yes 13 May 2019 to accept appointment as
2nd examiner of titles under the Real Property Act.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225239336 Appointments under the Real Property Act New South Wales Government Gazette 1 2 January 1863 16 June 2021 1 Trove
Dates
Date Event 31 December 1862 Alexander Dick resigned. 2 January 1863 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225239469 Writ of election: Liverpool Plains New South Wales Government Gazette 4 2 January 1863 2020-10-08 37 Trove 22 January 1863 Nominations at Tamworth 29 January 1863 Polling day 10 February 1863 Return of writ
Polling places
Tamworth Breeza Gunnedah Barraba Wallabadah Quirindi Nundle Doughboy Hollow Bowling Alley Point12 km north of Nundle Moonbi Veness's Inn Coipolly Carroll Grover's Inn
Polling was delayed at Carroll and Grover's Inn because the Namoi River was in flood, with polling taking place on 11 February.
Result
1863 Liverpool Plains by-electionThursday 29 Januaryhttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13074693 The election for Liverpool Plains: official declaration of the poll The Sydney Morning Herald 23 February 1863 8 October 2020 4 TroveGreen 1863 1863 Liverpool Plains by-election 1860 Liverpool Plains_1 2020-10-08The New South Wales Election Results database is incomplete as it is based on the report of The Maitland Mercury of 10 February 1863 which did not include returns from 2 polling places, Carroll and Grover's Inn.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18693666 Liverpool Plains election The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser 10 February 1863 8 October 2020 2 Trove
Marshall Burdekin (elected)
319
53.5
William Mullen
277
46.5
596
100.0
0
0.0
596
37.5
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Alexander Dick.Green 1863
See also
Electoral results for the district of Liverpool Plains
List of New South Wales state by-elections
Notes
References
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