1878 East Macquarie 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 East Macquarie on 1 February 1878 because of the resignation of Sir John Robertson who had also been elected to Mudgee on the same day. Dates Date Event 14 January 1878 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224592820 Writ of election: East Macquarie New South Wales Government Gazette 19 14 January 1878 4 September 2020 189 Trove 28 January 1878 Nominations 1 February 1878 Polling day 12 February 1878 Return of writ Result [[1878 East Macquarie colonial by-election|1878 East Macquarie by-election]]Friday 1 February1878 results East Macquarie 1877 MacquarieEast_2 4 September 2020 Edmund Webb (elected) 556 61.0 Thomas Dalveen 356 39.0 912 97.7 21 2.3 933 45.2 Sir John Robertson resigned because he had also been elected to Mudgee. See also Electoral results for the district of East Macquarie List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1878 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales