1866 Tumut 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 The Tumut on 20 August 1866 because the seat of Charles Cowper Jr. had been declared vacant as he was absent from parliament for an entire session.Mr Charles Cowper (2) (1834-1911) 677 Yes 21 May 2019 Dates Date Event 25 July 1866 Seat of Charles Cowper Jr. declared vacant due to absence 26 July 1866 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225469936 Writ of election: The Tumut New South Wales Government Gazette 145 28 July 1866 2020-12-27 1733 Trove 13 August 1866 Nominations.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article144776004 Nomination for The Tumut The Tumut and Adelong Times 16 August 1866 27 December 2020 2 Trove 20 August 1866 Polling day 10 September 1866 Return of writ Candidates Edward Brown was a well-known local who had been a pastoralist in the Tumut region since 1846. George Thornton was a merchant from Sydney who had previously been the Mayor of Sydney and a member for East Sydney. Result [[1866 Tumut colonial by-election|1866 The Tumut by-election]]Monday 20 August1866 The Tumut by-election 1864-5 Tumut_1 2020-12-27 Edward Brown (elected) 286 51.9 George Thornton 265 48.1 551 100.0 0 0.0 551 43.5 Charles Cowper Jr. had been absent from parliament for an entire session and his seat was declared vacant. See also Electoral results for the district of Tumut List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1866 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1860s in New South Wales