1878 East Maitland colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia May 2021 May 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 5 June 1878 because of the death of Stephen Scholey.Mr Stephen Scholey (1813-1878) 394 Yes 26 June 2020 Dates Date Event 13 May 1878 Stephen Scholey died. 16 May 1878 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223115165 Writ of election: East Maitland New South Wales Government Gazette 145 16 May 1878 6 September 2020 1945 Trove 4 June 1878 Nominations 5 June 1878 Polling day 17 June 1878 Return of writ Result [[1878 East Maitland colonial by-election|1878 East Maitland by-election]] Wednesday 5 June1878 East Maitland by-election 1877 MaitlandEast_1 2021-05-31 Henry Badgery (elected) 302 46.7 Charles Heydon 175 27.1 Joseph Gorrick 169 26.2 646 98.8 8 1.2 654 81.6 Stephen Scholey died. See also Electoral results for the district of East Maitland List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1878 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales