A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 4 March 1879. It was triggered because the Elections and Qualifications Committee held that Edward Combes position of Executive Commissioner for New South Wales at the Paris International Exhibition was an office of profit under the crown and his seat was declared vacant.[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 4 December 1878 | Question referred to the Elections and Qualifications Committee on the basis that Mr Coombes had been paid expenses of £1,250.[2] |
| 11 February 1879 | Report of the Elections and Qualifications Committee was tabled and seat declared vacant.[3] |
| 12 February 1879 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 28 February 1879 | Nominations |
| 4 March 1879 | Polling day |
| 18 March 1879 | Return of writ |
Results edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Kerr (elected) | 663 | 57.4 | |
| John Ardill | 465 | 40.3 | |
| Thomas Dalveen | 27 | 2.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,155 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 1,155 | 38.8 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Nairn, Bede. "Combes, Edward (1830-1895)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Legislative Assembly". The Sydney Morning Herald. 4 December 1878. p. 4. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "New South Wales Parliament". The Sydney Morning Herald. 12 February 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Orange". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 48. 12 February 1879. p. 675. Retrieved 22 October 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1879 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.