1857 Yatala colonial by-election

1857 Yatala colonial by-election

5 June 1857
Electoral district of Yatala in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	264
Turnout	239 (90.5%)
TH RLM Candidate Richard Bullock Andrews T Hogarth RL Milne FPTP vote 121 103 13 Percentage 51.1% 43.5% 5.4% Swing 51.1 pp 43.5 pp 5.4 pp
MHA before election Charles Simeon Hare Elected MHA Richard Bullock Andrews

The 1857 Yatala colonial by-election was held on 5 June 1857 to elect one of two members for Yatala in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857.

Richard Bullock Andrews won the by-election with 51 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Charles Simeon Hare resigned on 12 May 1857.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Yatala.[edit]

1857 South Australian colonial election: Yatala

Candidate		Votes	%	±
John Harvey (elected 1)		233	24.9	+24.9
Charles Simeon Hare (elected 2)		211	22.5	+22.5
J Umpherstone		181	19.3	+19.3
William Henry Maturin		180	19.2	+19.2
J Ragless		116	12.4	+12.4
P McCarron		16	1.7	+1.7
Turnout		592	50.5	+50.5

Results

1857 Yatala colonial by-election

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Richard Bullock Andrews		121	51.1	+51.1
T Hogarth		103	43.5	+43.5
RL Milne		13	5.4	+5.4
Total formal votes		237	99.2	N/A
Informal votes		2	0.8	N/A
Turnout		239	90.5	+40.0

See also

• List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections

References

• "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.