1877 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

Election result for Central Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia August 2020 August 2020 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 31 August 1877 because the seats of William Long and John Lackey were declared vacant as they had been appointed to positions in the fourth Robertson ministry. Long was appointed Colonial Treasurer,752 Yes Mr William Alexander Long (1839–1915) 26 June 2019 and Lackey was appointed Minister of Justice and Public Instruction.626 Yes Sir John Lackey (1830-1903) 14 June 2019 Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested however on this occasion, only Thomas Garrett (Camden) and Ezekiel Baker (Goldfields South) were unopposed. While the other ministers, John Robertson (West Sydney), John Davies (East Sydney) and Edward Combes (Orange) were opposed, all were re-elected.1874-5 by-elections 1874-5 ByElections 16 November 2019 Dates Date Event 17 August 1877 William Long, and John Lackey, were appointed to the fourth Robertson ministry. 18 August 1877 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223537595 Writ of election: Central Cumberland New South Wales Government Gazette 267 18 August 1877 24 August 2020 3197 Trove 27 August 1877 Nominations 31 August 1877 Polling day 17 September 1877 Return of writ Result [[1877 Central Cumberland colonial by-election|1877 Central Cumberland by-election]]Friday 31 August1877 Central Cumberland by-election 1874-5 Central Cumberland_3 24 August 2020 John Lackey (elected 1) 874 54.8 William Long (elected 2) 722 45.2 Robert Graham 134 10.8 Jeremiah O'Connell 52 4.2 1,236 99.2 10 0.0 1,246 27.4based on an electoral roll of 2,270 at the 1875 by-election The by-election was caused by the appointment of William Long and John Lackey to positions in the fourth Robertson ministry. See also Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland List of New South Wales state by-elections Notes References expanded Category:1877 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales