1858 East Torrens colonial by-election

1858 East Torrens colonial by-election
4 April 1858
Electoral district of East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly
 
Candidate John Henry Barrow
FPTP vote Unopposed
MHA before election

Charles Bonney

 Elected MHA

John Henry Barrow

The 1858 East Torrens colonial by-election was held on 4 April 1858 to elect one of two members for East Torrens in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Charles Bonney resigned on 26 January 1858.

John Henry Barrow won the by-election unopposed.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Charles Bonney resigned on 26 January 1858.

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

1857 by-election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 East Torrens colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1857 East Torrens colonial by-election[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

Results

1858 East Torrens colonial by-election[3]
Candidate Votes %
John Henry Barrow Unopposed N/A

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.
  3. ^ 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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