June 1875 Upper Hunter colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 7 June 1875 caused by the death of Francis White.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
4 May 1875	Death of Francis White.
12 May 1875	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
31 May 1875	Nominations
7 June 1875	Polling day
21 June 1875	Return of writ

Results

Francis White died. The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee because two polls were taken at Belltrees.^[3]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Mr Francis White (1830-1875) . 619 . Yes . 22 May 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: The Upper Hunter . . 100 . 12 May 1875 . 26 November 2019 . 1379 . Trove.
3. News: The Upper Hunter election . . 12 July 1875 . 26 November 2019 . 2 . Trove.