A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Carcoar on 1 December 1881 because Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly on allegations of bribery and corruption.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
9 November 1881 Ezekiel Baker expelled from the Legislative Assembly.[2]
10 November 1881 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
24 November 1881 Nominations
1 December 1881 Polling day
13 December 1881 Return of writ

Result

1881 Carcoar by-election
Thursday 1 December [4]
Candidate Votes %
George Campbell (elected) 846 58.1
Ezekiel Baker (defeated) 610 41.9
Total formal votes 1,456 96.4
Informal votes 55 3.6
Turnout 1,511 56.2

See also

References

  1. ↑ Nairn, Bede (1969). "Baker, Ezekiel Alexander (1823–1912)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ↑ "Mr Ezekiel Alexander Baker (1823-1912)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Carcoar". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 450. 10 November 1881. p. 5773. Retrieved 22 August 2020 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1881 Carcoar by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
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