1858 Victoria colonial by-election

1858 Victoria colonial by-election
5 January 1858
Electoral district of Victoria in the South Australian House of Assembly
 
Candidate George Charles Hawker
FPTP vote Unopposed
MHA before election

Robert Rowland Leake

 Elected MHA

George Charles Hawker

The 1857 Victoria colonial by-election was held on 5 January 1858 to elect the member for Victoria in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Robert Rowland Leake resigned on 8 December 1857.

George Charles Hawker won the by-election unopposed.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Robert Rowland Leake resigned on 8 December 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Victoria.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: Victoria[1]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Rowland Leake (elected 1) Unopposed N/A

Results

1858 Victoria colonial by-election[2]
Candidate Votes %
George Charles Hawker 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.
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