1881 Carcoar colonial by-election
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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]
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Dates
Date | Event |
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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
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |