A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 23 February 1870 because Robert Wisdom had also been elected to Lower Hunter and chose to resign from Goldfields North.[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 March 1870 | Robert Wisdom resigned.[1] |
| 19 March 1870 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 4 April 1870 | Nominations |
| 18 April 1870 | Polling day |
| 30 April 1870 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Forster (elected) | 249 | 57.8 | |
| John Burns | 182 | 42.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 431 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 431 | 50.7 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Sir Robert Wisdom KCMG, QC (1830-1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Goldfields North". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 63. 22 March 1870. p. 673. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1870 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.