1873 Mudgee colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 8 September 1873 because Joseph Innes was appointed to the Legislative Council.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
13 August 1873	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[2]
1 September 1873	Nominations
8 September 1873	Polling day
22 September 1873	Return of writ

Candidates

• Walter Church was the former member for Goldfields West who had been defeated at the 1872 election.^[3]
• Alfred O'Connor was a gold miner who was previously a member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1861 to 1864.^{[4] [5]}
• Joseph O'Connor was a printer and journalist from Sydney who had unsuccessfully stood at the December 1870 West Sydney by-election,^[6] and the 1872 Mudgee by-election.^[7]
• John Scully was a gold miner.^[8]

Results

Joseph Innes was appointed to the Legislative Council.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Mudgee
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Sir Joseph George Long Innes (1834-1896) . 681 . Yes . 1 May 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Mudgee . . 196 . 13 August 1873 . 11 October 2019 . 2239 . Trove.
3. 1872 results Goldfields West . 1872 . GoldfieldsWest . 11 October 2019.
4. 745 . Alfred Arthur O'Conner . 11 October 2019.
5. News: Candidates for the district of Mudgee . . 25 August 1873 . 11 October 2019 . 2 . Trove.
6. December 1870 results West Sydney . 1869-70 . WestSydney_3 . 11 October 2019.
7. 1872 results Mudgee . 1869-90 . Mudgee_1 . 11 October 2019.
8. News: Legislative Assembly seat of Mudgee . . 6 September 1873 . 11 October 2019 . 2 . Trove.