1859 Mudgee 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 Mudgee on 19 December 1859 because of the resignation of Lyttleton Bayley. Bayley had been appointed to the Legislative Council in January 1859, shortly after arriving in the colony and the following month was appointed Attorney General in the Cowper Government. The government fell in October 1859 and Bayley resigned from parliament the following month.Walsh G P Bayley, Sir Lyttleton Holyoake (1827–1910) bayley-sir-lyttleton-holyoake-2954 11 October 2019 Dates Date Event 28 November 1859 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228603399 Writ of election: Mudgee New South Wales Government Gazette 240 28 November 1859 11 October 2019 2599 Trove 16 December 1859 Nominations 19 December 1859 Polling day 23 December 1859 Return of writ Results 1859 Mudgee by-electionMonday 19 December1859 results Mudgee 1859 Mudgee_1 11 October 2019 Samuel Terry (elected) 342 47.6 T H Sinden 376 52.4 718 100.0 0 0.0 718 35.6 Lyttleton Bayley resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Mudgee 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