1876 Parramatta 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 Parramatta on 20 April 1876 caused by the resignation of sitting member Hugh Taylor after he was referred to the Committee of Elections and Qualification as to whether he had a position of profit under the crown as a result of the supply of meat by him to Mr Dunn who in turn had a contract to supply meat to government asylums.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13366115 Nomination for Parramatta The Sydney Morning Herald 19 April 1876 3 July 2019 3 Trove Dates Date Event 24 February 1876 Question referred to the Committee of Elections and Qualifications.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13361850 Legislative Assembly: questions of privilege The Sydney Morning Herald 25 February 1876 24 September 2020 3 Trove 22 March 1876 The Committee of Elections and Qualifications reported that Thomas Brown was disqualified from sitting. 31 March 1876 Hugh Taylor resigned. 1 April 1876 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223648258 Writ of election: Parramatta New South Wales Government Gazette 107 1 April 1876 2021-06-05 1319 Trove 18 April 1876 Nominations 20 April 1876 Polling day 25 June 1876 Return of writ Committee of Elections and Qualifications The question of Thomas Brown's eligibility had been referred to the committee on the same day. The Committee found that Thomas Brown was the owner of the Eskbank Colliery, the coal supplied by William Pitt was taken from the Eskbank Colliery and that Thomas Brown had a "direct interest in a contract entered into with the Government by the said William Pitt for the supply of engine coal for the Great Southern and Western Railways" and was therefore disqualified from being a member of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13370741 Legislative Assembly: case of Mr T Brown The Sydney Morning Herald 23 March 1876 24 September 2020 2 TroveAnne Twomey The Constitution of New South Wales 2004 Federation Press 9781862875166 415 https://books.google.com/books?id=KayCZfZwafwC&pg=PA415 2020-09-21 Taylor resigned after the report on Thomas Brown had been tabled, but before the committee had reported on whether he too was disqualified.Mr Hugh Taylor (1823-1897) 533 Yes 8 June 2019 Results [[1876 Parramatta colonial by-election|1876 Parramatta by-election]] Thursday 20 April1876 Parramatta by-election 1874-5 Parramatta_1 21 September 2019 Hugh Taylor (elected) 455 53.4 George Young 397 46.6 852 100.0 0 0.0 852 68.7 Hugh Taylor resigned because a contract he had may have been an office of profit under the crown. See also Electoral results for the district of Parramatta List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1876 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales