1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia May 2021 May 2021 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.1883 results Mudgee 1882 Mudgee_1 10 October 2019Martha Rutledge Taylor, Adolphus George (1857 – 1900) taylor-adolphus-george-4690 1 May 2019 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.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137087434 Upper Hunter nomination Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 5 March 1883 10 October 2019 3 Trove Dates Date Event 22 February 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221661913 Writ of election: Upper Hunter New South Wales Government Gazette 68 22 February 1883 10 October 2019 1007 Trove 3 March 1883 Nominations 6 March 1883 Polling day 13 March 1883 Return of writ Results [[1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election|1883 Upper Hunter by-election]]Tuesday 6 March1883 results Upper Hunter 1882 UpperHunter_1 10 October 2019 John McElhone (elected) 516 37.8 Robert Fitzgerald 460 33.7 James Wilshire 216 15.8 Alexander Bowman 173 12.7 1,365 100.0 0 0.0 1,365 51.2 John McElhone resigned to challenge Adolphus Taylor for his seat of Mudgee. McElhoneJohn McElhone was defeated at the by-election for Mudgee which was conducted on the same day.1883 results Mudgee 1882 Mudgee_1 10 October 2019 See also Electoral results for the district of Upper Hunter List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Upper Hunter Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales