1872 Newcastle colonial by-election

Election result for Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia November 2019 November 2019 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newcastle on 27 May 1872. The by-election was triggered because George Lloyd had been appointed Postmaster-General in the first Parkes ministry.Mr George Alfred Lloyd (1815-1897) 433 Yes 13 May 2019 Henry Parkes comfortably retained his seat at the East Sydney by-election held the week before,1872 East Sydney by-election 1 1872 EastSydney_1 9 November 2019 while the five other ministers were re-elected unopposed.The five other ministers were Edward Butler (Argyle), James Farnell (Parramatta), Joseph Innes (Mudgee), William Piddington (The Hawkesbury) and John Sutherland (Paddington)Index of By-elections ElectionIndexes ByElectionIndex 9 November 2019 Dates Date Event 14 May 1872 George Lloyd appointed Postmaster-General. 15 May 1872 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225841282 Writ of election: Newcastle New South Wales Government Gazette 136 15 May 1872 9 November 2019 1268 Trove 27 May 1872 Day of nomination 29 May 1872 Polling day 11 June 1872 Return of writ Results 1872 Newcastle by-electionWednesday 29 May1872 Newcastle by-election 1872 Newcastle_1 9 November 2019 George Lloyd (re-elected) 692 57.1 Daniel Macquarie 519 42.9 1,211 98.6 17 1.4 1,228 78.8 George Lloyd was appointed Postmaster-General in the first Parkes ministry. See also Electoral results for the district of Newcastle List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1891 elections in Australia Category:1880s in New South Wales