1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election

1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election
16 September 1858
Electoral district of City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered2,911
Turnout1,231 (42.3%)
 
MS
Candidate Judah Moss Solomon M Smith
FPTP vote 819 310
Percentage 72.5% 27.5%
Swing 72.5 pp 27.5 pp
MHA before election

Robert Richard Torrens

 Elected MHA

Judah Moss Solomon

The 1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election was held on 16 September 1858 to elect one of six members for City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Robert Richard Torrens resigned on 1 July 1858. The by-election was held the same day as the Mount Barker by-election.

Judah Moss Solomon won the by-election with 73 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Robert Richard Torrens resigned on 1 July 1858.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § City of Adelaide.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: City of Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
Robert Richard Torrens (elected 1) 1,208 16.0 +16.0
Richard Davies Hanson (elected 2) 1,179 15.6 +15.6
Francis Stacker Dutton (elected 3) 1,145 15.2 +15.2
Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 4) 1,103 14.6 +14.6
John Bentham Neales (elected 5) 959 12.7 +12.7
William Henville Burford (elected 6) 620 8.2 +8.2
Patrick Boyce Coglin 413 5.5 +5.5
William Parkin 325 4.3 +4.3
W Pearce 310 4.1 +4.1
EC Homersham 272 3.6 +3.6
Total formal votes 1,703 94.9 +94.9
Informal votes 92 5.1 +5.1
Turnout 1,795 52.8 +52.8

Results

[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
Judah Moss Solomon 819 72.5 +72.5
M Smith 310 27.5 +27.5
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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