A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Maitland on 5 June 1878 because of the death of Stephen Scholey.[1]
Date | Event |
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13 May 1878 | Stephen Scholey died.[1] |
16 May 1878 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
4 June 1878 | Nominations |
5 June 1878 | Polling day |
17 June 1878 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Henry Badgery (elected) | 302 | 46.7 | |
Charles Heydon | 175 | 27.1 | |
Joseph Gorrick | 169 | 26.2 | |
Total formal votes | 646 | 98.8 | |
Informal votes | 8 | 1.2 | |
Turnout | 654 | 81.6 |