February 1858 Light colonial by-election

February 1858 Light colonial by-election
8 February 1858
Electoral district of Light in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered1,504
Turnout283 (18.8%)
 
WWT
Candidate William Henry Maturin WW Tuxford
FPTP vote 158 113
Percentage 58.3% 41.7%
Swing 58.3 pp 41.7 pp
MHA before election

Carrington Smedley

 Elected MHA

William Henry Maturin

The February 1858 Light colonial by-election was held on 8 February 1858 to elect one of two members for Light in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857.

William Henry Maturin won the by-election with 58 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Light.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: Light[1]
Candidate Votes %
John Tuthill Bagot (elected 1) Unopposed N/A
Carrington Smedley (elected 2) Unopposed N/A

Results

[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Henry Maturin 158 58.3 +58.3
WW Tuxford 113 41.7 +41.7
Total formal votes 271 95.8 +95.8
Informal votes 12 4.2 +4.2
Turnout 283 18.8 +18.8

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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