1881 Queanbeyan colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Queanbeyan on 27 January 1881. The election was triggered by the resignation of James Thompson,^[1] taking up the government position of Railway Land Valuator.^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
11 January 1881	James Thompson appointed to Legislative Council and Postmaster-General.
12 January 1881	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
24 January 1881	Nominations
27 January 1881	Polling day
8 February 1881	Return of writ

Candidates

• John Gale was the publisher of a local paper, The Queanbeyan Age.
• Percy Hodgkinson was a surveyor, land agent and auctioneer in Queanbeyan, who was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1880 election.^[4]
• Thomas Rutledge was a pastoralist who was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1877 election.^[5]

Result

James Thompson resigned.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Mr James Banford Thompson (1832-1901) . 646 . Yes . 12 April 2019.
2. News: Appointment J B Thompson to be Railway Land Valuator . . 49 . 4 February 1881 . 28 May 2021 . 758 . Trove.
3. News: Writ of election: Queanbeyan . . 18 . 12 January 1881 . 2021-05-28 . 221 . Trove.
4. 1880 . Queanbeyan . 2021-05-28.
5. 1877 . Queanbeyan . 2021-05-28.