1885 Young colonial election re-count

By-election in New South Wales, Australia May 2021 May 2021 In December 1885 the Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the 1885 general election for Young, in which Gerald Spring and William Watson had been declared elected, with William Watson having a margin of 2 votes over James Mackinnon.1885 Young 2020-04-21 The petition made 2 main complaints (1) the returning officer at Bendick Murrell had marked the ballot papers with the electoral number of the voter, allowing anyone to ascertain how each elector had voted and (2) votes for Mackinnon were improperly rejected as informal. The members of the committee were Robert Smith (Chairman), John Burns, Henry Clarke, John Purves, George Reid, Septimus Stephen and John Sutherland.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13606250 The Elections and Qualifications Committee The Sydney Morning Herald 10 December 1885 20 May 2021 9 Trove The Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that William Watson had not been elected the member for Young, however no by-election was conducted. Instead the committee declared that James Mackinnon had been elected with a margin of 48 votes. No reasons were published. Dates Date Event 22 October 1885 General election for Young 30 November 1885 Petition lodged by James Mackinnon.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223764834 Young petition New South Wales Government Gazette 574 1 December 1885 2021-05-20 7739 Trove 1 December 1885 Petition referred to the Elections and Qualifications Committee. 22 December 1885 Elections and Qualifications Committee declared that James Mackinnon had been elected. Result [[1885 Young colonial election re-count|1885 Young election re-count]]Tuesday 22 Decemberhttps://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13609369 The last election for Young The Sydney Morning Herald 19 January 1886 20 May 2021 8 Trove Gerald Spring (re-elected 1) 1,271 38.6 James Mackinnon (elected 2) 1,036 30.7 William Watson (defeated) 988 30.7 3,295 3,295 47.0 The Elections and Qualifications Committee overturned the 1885 general election for Young. See also Electoral results for the district of Young List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1885 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales