1884 Northumberland colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia May 2021 May 2021 A by-election for the seat of Northumberland in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 26 May 1884 because of the resignation of Atkinson Tighe due to ill health.tighe-atkinson-alfred-patrick-4723 Tighe, Atkinson Alfred Patrick (1827–1905) Dan O'Donnell 1976 2021-01-17 Dates Date Event 7 May 1884 Atkinson Tighe resigned.Mr Atkinson Alfred Patrick Tighe (1827-1905) 573 Yes 21 May 2019 8 May 1884 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221670798 Writ of election: Northumberland New South Wales Government Gazette 211 8 May 1884 2021-05-23 2977 Trove 22 May 1884 Day of nomination 26 May 1884 Polling day 3 June 1884 Return of writ Candidates William Christie was a surveyor from Sydney who stood unsuccessfully for Tenterfield in 1880, Northumberland and Gloucester in 1882.Index to Candidates: Chedid to Coady CandidateIndexes CandidateIndex11 2021-05-23 Thomas Hungerford was a free trader and a former member for Northumberland who had decided to stand for The Upper Hunter at the 1882 election but was defeated.Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904) 535 Yes 23 June 2019 Richard Luscombe was a co-founder of the Protection and Political Reform League with the other sitting member for Northumberland, Ninian Melville.178 Mr Richard Charles Luscombe Yes 12 April 2019 Result [[1884 Northumberland colonial by-election|1884 Northumberland by-election]]Saturday 26 May1884 Northumberland by-election 1882 Northumberland_1 2021-05-23 Richard Luscombe (elected) 962 38.7 William Christie 484 19.5 Thomas Hungerford 403 16.2 2,487 97.3 69 2.7 2,556 68.1 Atkinson Tighe resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Northumberland List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1884 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales