1872 Newcastle colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newcastle on 27 May 1872. The by-election was triggered because George Lloyd had been appointed Postmaster-General in the first Parkes ministry.[1][2]

Henry Parkes comfortably retained his seat at the East Sydney by-election held the week before,[3] while the five other ministers were re-elected unopposed.[4]

Dates
Date Event
14 May 1872 George Lloyd appointed Postmaster-General.[1]
15 May 1872 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
27 May 1872 Day of nomination
29 May 1872 Polling day
11 June 1872 Return of writ

Results
1872 Newcastle by-election [2]
Candidate Votes %
George Lloyd 692 57.1
Daniel Macquarie 519 42.9
Total formal votes 1,211 98.6
Informal votes 17 1.4
Turnout 1,228 78.8
George Lloyd hold

See also

References
  1. "Mr George Alfred Lloyd (1815-1897)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1872 Newcastle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  3. Green, Antony. "1872 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  4. The five other ministers were Edward Butler (Argyle), James Farnell (Parramatta), Joseph Innes (Mudgee), William Piddington (The Hawkesbury) and John Sutherland (Paddington)
    Green, Antony. "Index of By-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
  5. "Writ of election: Newcastle". New South Wales Government Gazette (136). 15 May 1872. p. 1268. Retrieved 9 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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