1857 East Torrens colonial by-election

1857 East Torrens colonial by-election
6 October 1857
Electoral district of East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered178
Turnout141 (79.2%)
 
JB
Candidate Lavington Glyde J Baker
FPTP vote 71 67
Percentage 51.4% 48.6%
Swing 51.4 pp 48.6 pp
MHA before election

George Marsden Waterhouse

 Elected MHA

Lavington Glyde

The 1857 East Torrens colonial by-election was held on 6 October 1857 to elect one of two members for East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member George Marsden Waterhouse resigned on 8 September 1857.

Lavington Glyde won the by-election with 51 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after George Marsden Waterhouse resigned on 8 September 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § East Torrens.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: East Torrens[1]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Bonney (elected 1) Unopposed N/A
George Marsden Waterhouse (elected 2) Unopposed N/A

Results

[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
Lavington Glyde 71 51.4 +51.4
J Baker 67 48.6 +48.6
Total formal votes 138 97.9 +97.9
Informal votes 3 2.1 +2.1
Turnout 141 79.2 +79.2

See also

References

  1. ^ Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 26–27 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). p. 27 – via Internet Archive.
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