1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election

1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election
11 October 1858
Electoral district of Port Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered1,064
Turnout342 (32.1%)
 
EGC
Candidate Edward Gascoigne Collinson Emanuel Solomon
FPTP vote 183 143
Percentage 56.1% 43.9%
Swing 56.1 pp 43.9 pp
MHA before election

John Bristow Hughes

 Elected MHA

Edward Gascoigne Collinson

The 1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election was held on 11 October 1858 to elect one of two members for Port Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member John Bristow Hughes resigned on 24 September 1858.

Edward Gascoigne Collinson won the by-election with 56 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after John Bristow Hughes resigned on 24 September 1858.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Port Adelaide.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: Port Adelaide[1]
Candidate Votes % ±
John Hart (elected 1) 281 44.5 +44.5
John Bristow Hughes (elected 2) 203 32.2 +32.2
A France 147 23.3 +23.3
Total formal votes 367 97.6 +97.6
Informal votes 9 2.4 +2.4
Turnout 376 63.3 +63.3

Results

1858 Port Adelaide colonial by-election[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
Edward Gascoigne Collinson 183 56.1 +56.1
Emanuel Solomon 143 43.9 +43.9
Total formal votes 326 92.2 –5.4
Informal votes 16 4.7 +2.3
Turnout 342 32.1 –31.2

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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