1882 Tumut colonial by-election
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Tumut on 17 October 1882 because James Hoskins resigned.[1]
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Dates
Date | Event |
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26 September 1882 | James Hoskins resigned.[1] |
27 September 1882 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
12 October 1882 | Nominations |
17 October 1882 | Polling day |
24 October 1882 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Thomas O'Mara (elected) | 527 | 50.8% | |
Solomon Emanuel | 299 | 28.8% | |
Charles Bardwell | 212 | 20.4% | |
Total formal votes | 1,038 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 1,038 | 56.0 |