1886 Bathurst colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Bathurst on 9 March 1886 as a result of the appointment of Francis Suttor to the office of Postmaster-General in the Jennings ministry.[1] Under the constitution, ministers in the Legislative Assembly were required to resign to recontest their seats in a by-election when appointed.[2] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion a poll was required for Bathurst and Redfern where Arthur Renwick was re-elected. The 7 other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[3]

Dates

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Date Event
26 February 1886 Jennings ministry appointed.[4]
3 March 1886 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
6 March 1886 Nominations.[6]
9 March 1886 Polling day
24 March 1886 Return of writ

Result

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1886 Bathurst by-election
Tuesday 9 March [7]
Candidate Votes %
Francis Suttor (re-elected) 568 60.6
Daniel Mayne 369 39.4
Total formal votes 937 98.4
Informal votes 15 1.6
Turnout 952 53.7

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Sir Francis Bathurst Suttor (1839-1915)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ^ Twomey, Anne (2004). The Constitution of New South Wales. Federation Press. pp. 442. ISBN 9781862875166. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "By-elections 1885-87". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Appointment Jennings ministry". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 125. 26 February 1886. p. 1427. Retrieved 4 March 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 134. 3 March 1886. p. 1533. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Bathurst Election: nomination day". Bathurst Free Press and Mining Journal. 9 March 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2021 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1886 results Bathurst by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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