1861 Newtown 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 Newtown on 12 July 1861 because of the resignation of Alexander McArthur who had been appointed to the Legislative Council.The Hon Alexander McArthur (1814-1909) 409 Yes 10 November 2019 Candidates Two candidates were nominated:https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13063986 Newtwon election: the nomination The Sydney Morning Herald 11 July 1861 10 November 2019 2 Trove Thomas Holt, a pastoralist, had represented Stanley Boroughs in 1856–1857,Geeves Philip Holt, Thomas (1811–1888) holt-thomas-3786 19 January 2016 however he had been defeated at the elections for Cumberland (South Riding) in 1858 and Newtown in 1859.Index to Candidates: Ho to Hoyle CandidateIndexes CandidateIndex27 10 November 2019 Stephen Brown, a solicitor, had also been defeated at the election Newtown in 1859 and again in 1860.Index to Candidates: Britz to Burnett CandidateIndexes CandidateIndex8 10 November 2019 Dates Date Event 20 June 1861 Alexander McArthur resigned. 24 June 1861 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225135565 Writ of election: Newtown New South Wales Government Gazette 159 1 July 1861 16 October 2019 1410 Trove 10 July 1861 Nominations 12 July 1861 Polling day 17 July 1861 Return of writ Results 1861 Newtown by-electionFriday 12 July1861 Newtown by-election 1860 Newtown_1 10 November 2019 Thomas Holt (elected) 470 51.4 Stephen Brown 445 48.6 915 100.0 0 0.0 915 54.6 Alexander McArthur was appointed to the Legislative Council. See also Electoral results for the district of Newtown List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1861 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1860s in New South Wales