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By-election in New South Wales, Australia
A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of
Mudgee on 19 December 1859 because of the resignation of
Lyttleton Bayley. Bayley had been appointed to the
Legislative Council in January 1859, shortly after arriving in the colony and the following month was appointed
Attorney General in the
Cowper Government. The government fell in October 1859 and Bayley resigned from parliament the following month.
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Dates
Results
1859 Mudgee by-election
Monday 19 December
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Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
Samuel Terry (elected)
|
342
|
47.6
|
T H Sinden
|
376
|
52.4
|
Total formal votes
|
718
|
100.0
|
Informal votes
|
0
|
0.0
|
Turnout
|
718
|
35.6
|
See also
References