June 1872 East Sydney colonial by-election
{{Short description|By-election in New South Wales, Australia}}
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 12 June 1872 because Saul Samuel resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=505 |name=Sir Saul Samuel (1820-1900) |former=Yes |access-date=29 May 2019}}
Dates
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! Date !! Event |
| 4 June 1872
| Saul Samuel resigned. |
| 5 June 1872
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225841934 |title=Writ of election: East Sydney |newspaper=New South Wales Government Gazette |issue=157 |date=5 June 1872 |access-date=7 September 2020 |page=1455 |via=Trove}} |
| 10 June 1872
| Nominations |
| 12 June 1872
| Polling day |
| 18 June 1872
| Return of writ |
Result
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Wednesday 12 June{{hsp}}{{cite NSW election |title=June 1872 East Sydney by-election |year=1872 |district=EastSydney_2 |access-date=7 September 2020}}
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{{Election box winning candidate no party no change
|candidate = George Oakes (elected)
|votes = 1,994
|percentage = 53.1
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{{Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = Bowie Wilson
|votes = 1,763
|percentage = 46.9
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{{Election box formal no party no change AU
|votes = 3,757
|percentage = 100.0
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{{Election box informal no party no change AU
|votes = 0
|percentage = 0.0
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{{Election box turnout no party no change AU
|votes = 3,757
|percentage = 33.7
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Saul Samuel resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.
See also
References
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Category:1872 elections in Australia