A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Braidwood on 10 August 1860 because of the resignation of Frederick Cooper. [1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
14 July 1860 | Frederick Cooper resigned. [1] |
18 July 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2] |
1 August 1860 | Nominations |
10 August 1860 | Polling day |
20 August 1860 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Merion Moriarty (elected) | 184 | 52.9 | |
James Larmer | 159 | 45.7 | |
Stephen Richardson | 3 | 45.7 | |
Henry Milford | 1 | 0.3 | |
Joseph Taylor | 1 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 348 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 348 | 26.7 |
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Braidwood on 10 August 1860 because of the resignation of Frederick Cooper. [1]
Date | Event |
---|---|
14 July 1860 | Frederick Cooper resigned. [1] |
18 July 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. [2] |
1 August 1860 | Nominations |
10 August 1860 | Polling day |
20 August 1860 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
Merion Moriarty (elected) | 184 | 52.9 | |
James Larmer | 159 | 45.7 | |
Stephen Richardson | 3 | 45.7 | |
Henry Milford | 1 | 0.3 | |
Joseph Taylor | 1 | 0.3 | |
Total formal votes | 348 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 348 | 26.7 |