1883 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 6 March 1883 because of the resignation of Adolphus Taylor after a heated argument with the member for Upper Hunter John McElhone in which McElhone challenged Taylor to resign and both would contest Taylor's seat.^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
22 February 1883	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
3 March 1883	Nominations
6 March 1883	Polling day
13 March 1883	Return of writ

Results

1883 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 13 March ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Adolphus Taylor (elected)		1,289	66.6
John McElhone		645	33.4
Total formal votes		1,934	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,934	38.6

Aftermath

McElhone was re-elected at the by-election for Upper Hunter which was conducted on the same day,^[4] with the Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate reporting that McElhone had been nominated without his authority.^[5]

See also

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

References

1. Green, Antony. "1883 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
2. Rutledge, Martha. "Taylor, Adolphus George (1857 – 1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
3. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 68. 22 February 1883. p. 1007. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1883 results Upper Hunter". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
5. "Upper Hunter nomination". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 5 March 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.