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May 1860 Tumut colonial by-election

May 1860 Tumut colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tumut on 10 May 1860 because of the resignation of George Lang.[1]

Dates

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Result

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The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to voting irregularities.[3]

Aftermath

While Daniel Deniehy was declared elected he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day,[4] Deniehy took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative Assembly as a member for Tumut.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Mr George Dunmore Lang (1832-1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Writ of election: Tumut". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 76. 19 April 1860. p. 762. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
  3. [3]
    Green, Antony. "May 1860 The Tumut by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. [4]
    Green, Antony. "1860 East Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. [5]
    "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  6. [6]
    "Mr Daniel Henry Deniehy (1828-1865)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
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