1882 Northumberland 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 Northumberland on 18 January 1882 because of the resignation of William Turner.Mr William Turner (1837-1916) 712 Yes 26 June 2019 Members of parliament were unpaid at the time. Turner was paid by a subscription, said to be £1 6 per member of the Reform League. Subscriptions however proved to be inadequate to support him and he resigned from parliament.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137100923 Death of Mr W Turner Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate 26 April 1916 29 May 2021 9 Trove Dates Date Event 20 December 1881 William Turner resigned. 23 December 1881 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221698983 Writ of election: Northumberland New South Wales Government Gazette 563 23 December 1881 2021-05-29 6759 Trove 16 January 1882 Nominations at Waratah 18 January 1882 Polling day 20 February 1882 Return of writ Candidates William Grisdale was an auctioneer and Newcastle Alderman. This was his first time standing for the Legislative Assembly and he died the following month. Thomas Hungerford was a pastoralist and a former member for Northumberland who had been defeated by William Turner at the 1880 election.Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904) 535 Yes 23 June 2019 Result [[1882 Northumberland colonial by-election|1882 Northumberland by-election]]Wednesday 18 January1882 Northumberland by-election 1880 Northumberland_1 2021-05-29 Thomas Hungerford (elected) 1,339 53.7 William Grisdale 1,155 46.3 2,494 98.4 40 1.6 2,534 71.0 William Turner resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Northumberland List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1882 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales