1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election

1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election
23 December 1857
Electoral district of Onkaparinga in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered738
Turnout523 (70.9%)
 
AL
Candidate William Townsend A Lorimer
FPTP vote 275 241
Percentage 53.3% 46.7%
Swing 24.4 pp 46.7 pp
MHA before election

William Bower Dawes

 Elected MHA

William Townsend

The 1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election was held on 23 December 1857 to elect one of two members for Onkaparinga in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member William Bower Dawes resigned on 24 November 1857.

William Townsend won the by-election with 53 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after William Bower Dawes resigned on 24 November 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Onkaparinga.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: Onkaparinga[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Milne (elected 1) 333 36.4 +36.4
William Bower Dawes (elected 2) 317 34.7 +34.7
William Townsend 264 28.9 +28.9
Total formal votes 547 96.6 +96.6
Informal votes 20 3.5 +3.5
Turnout 567 80.2 +80.2

Results

1857 Onkaparinga colonial by-election[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Townsend 275 53.3 +24.4
A Lorimer 241 46.7 +46.7
Total formal votes 516 98.7 +2.1
Informal votes 7 1.3 –2.2
Turnout 523 70.9 –9.3

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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