1857 Yatala colonial by-election

1857 Yatala colonial by-election
5 June 1857
Electoral district of Yatala in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered264
Turnout239 (90.5%)
 
TH
RLM
Candidate Richard Bullock Andrews T Hogarth RL Milne
FPTP vote 121 103 13
Percentage 51.1% 43.5% 5.4%
Swing 51.1 pp 43.5 pp 5.4 pp
MHA before election

Charles Simeon Hare

 Elected MHA

Richard Bullock Andrews

The 1857 Yatala colonial by-election was held on 5 June 1857 to elect one of two members for Yatala in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857.

Richard Bullock Andrews won the by-election with 51 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Yatala.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: Yatala[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Harvey (elected 1) 233 24.9 +24.9
Charles Simeon Hare (elected 2) 211 22.5 +22.5
J Umpherstone 181 19.3 +19.3
William Henry Maturin 180 19.2 +19.2
J Ragless 116 12.4 +12.4
P McCarron 16 1.7 +1.7
Turnout 592 50.5 +50.5

Results

1857 Yatala colonial by-election[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
Richard Bullock Andrews 121 51.1 +51.1
T Hogarth 103 43.5 +43.5
RL Milne 13 5.4 +5.4
Total formal votes 237 99.2 N/A
Informal votes 2 0.8 N/A
Turnout 239 90.5 +40.0

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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