1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election

1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election
13 May 1859
Electoral district of City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered3,384
Turnout993 (29.3%)
 
WO
JP
Candidate William Owen Neville Blyth Joseph Peacock
FPTP vote 668 224 3
Percentage 74.6% 25.0% 0.3%
MHA before election

William Henville Burford

 Elected MHA

William Owen

The 1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election was held on 13 May 1859 to elect one of six members for City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member William Henville Burford resigned on 29 April 1859.

William Owen won the by-election with 41 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after William Henville Burford resigned on 29 April 1859.

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

1858 by-election result

This section is an excerpt from 1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election[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

Results

1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election[3]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Owen 668 74.6 +74.6
Neville Blyth 224 25.0 +25.0
Joseph Peacock 3 0.3 +0.3
Total formal votes 895 90.1 –8.6
Informal votes 98 9.9 +8.6
Turnout 993 29.3 –41.6

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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