A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
electorate of
Mudgee
Mudgee is a town in the Central West (New South Wales), Central West of New South Wales, Australia. It is in the broad fertile Cudgegong River valley north-west of Sydney and is the largest town in the Mid-Western Regional Council Local gover ...
on 6 January 1879 because of the resignation of
Sir John Robertson John, Jon, or Jonathan Robertson may refer to:
Politicians United Kingdom politicians
* J. M. Robertson (John Mackinnon Robertson, 1856–1933), British journalist and Liberal MP for Tyneside 1906–1918
*John Robertson (Bothwell MP) (1867–1926) ...
who was then appointed to the
Legislative Council, to facilitate the coalition of his supporters and those of
Sir Henry Parkes
Sir Henry Parkes, (27 May 1815 – 27 April 1896) was a colonial Australian politician and longest non-consecutive Premier of the Colony of New South Wales, the present-day state of New South Wales in the Commonwealth of Australia. He has be ...
to form an effective government.
Dates
Candidates
*
Richard Rouse was a former member for Mudgee,
winning the
1876 by-election,
before being defeated by Robertson at the
1877 election.
*
David Buchanan was a former member for
Goldfields West,
who had been defeated at the
1877 election.
Results
Sir John Robertson John, Jon, or Jonathan Robertson may refer to:
Politicians United Kingdom politicians
* J. M. Robertson (John Mackinnon Robertson, 1856–1933), British journalist and Liberal MP for Tyneside 1906–1918
*John Robertson (Bothwell MP) (1867–1926) ...
resigned to be appointed to the Legislative Council.
Aftermath
In March 1879 the Committee of Elections and Qualifications
overturned the election of Richard Rouse and declared that David Buchanan was elected as the member for Mudgee.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of Mudgee
Mudgee, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales
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List of New South Wales state by-elections
This is a list of by-elections for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. A by-election may be held when a member's seat becomes vacant through resignation, death or some other reasons. These are referred to as casual vacancies.
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References
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1879 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1870s in New South Wales