A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cumberland North Riding on 11 December 1857 because of the resignation of John Darvall.[1]
Date | Event |
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26 November 1857 | John Darvall resigned.[1] |
28 November 1857 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
8 December 1857 | Nominations |
11 December 1857 | Polling day |
17 December 1857 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas Smith (elected) | 394 | 57.4 | |
Henry Parkes | 292 | 42.6 | |
Total formal votes | 686 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |
Turnout | 686 | 30.8 |