1873 East Macquarie 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 East Macquarie on 1 December 1873 because Sir James Martin's seat was declared vacant on accepting appointment as Chief Justice of New South Wales.501 Sir James Martin [1] (1820–1886) Yes 16 October 2011 Dates Date Event 11 November 1873 Sir James Martin's seat declared vacant. 12 November 1873 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223107199 Writ of election: East Macquarie New South Wales Government Gazette 259 13 November 1873 3 September 2020 3141 Trove 24 November 1873 Nominations 1 December 1873 Polling day 16 December 1873 Return of writ Result [[1873 East Macquarie colonial by-election|1873 East Macquarie by-election]]Monday 1 December1873 results East Macquarie 1872 MacquarieEast_1 3 September 2020 Walter Cooper (elected) 513 46.8 Henry Rotton 357 32.5 Bernhardt Holtermann 224 20.4 John Smeed 3 0.3 1,097 94.7 61 5.3 1,158 39.2 Sir James Martin was appointed Chief Justice of New South Wales. See also Electoral results for the district of East Macquarie List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1873 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales