A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 17 December 1868 because of the resignation of George Pickering.[1]
Date | Event |
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7 May 1868 | George Pickering resigned.[1] |
27 May 1868 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
22 June 1868 | Nominations |
6 July 1868 | Polling day |
31 July 1868 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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James Hoskins (elected) | 223 | 68.0 | |
William Gordon | 59 | 18.0 | |
William Hanson | 46 | 14.0 | |
Total formal votes | 328 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 328 | 46.9 |