1884 Northumberland colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
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.[1][2]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
7 May 1884 | Atkinson Tighe resigned.[3] |
8 May 1884 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
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.[5]
- 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.[6]
- Richard Luscombe was a co-founder of the Protection and Political Reform League with the other sitting member for Northumberland, Ninian Melville.[7]
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Richard Luscombe (elected) | 962 | 38.7 | |
William Christie | 484 | 19.5 | |
Thomas Hungerford | 403 | 16.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,487 | 97.3 | |
Informal votes | 69 | 2.7 | |
Turnout | 2,556 | 68.1 |
See also
References
- ^ O'Donnell, Dan (1976). "Tighe, Atkinson Alfred Patrick (1827–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1884 Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Mr Atkinson Alfred Patrick Tighe (1827-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Northumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 211. 8 May 1884. p. 2977. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Chedid to Coady". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- ^ "Mr Richard Charles Luscombe". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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