1858 Encounter Bay colonial by-election

1858 Encounter Bay colonial by-election

15 January 1858
Electoral district of Encounter Bay in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	939
Turnout	59 (6.3%)
Candidate Henry Bull Templer Strangways Charles Thomas Hewett FPTP vote 30 27 Percentage 52.6% 47.4% Swing 52.6 pp 30.2 pp
MHA before election Benjamin Herschel Babbage Elected MHA Henry Bull Templer Strangways

The 1858 Encounter Bay colonial by-election was held on 15 January 1858 to elect one of two members for Encounter Bay in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Benjamin Herschel Babbage resigned on 17 December 1857.

Henry Bull Templer Strangways won the by-election with 53 per cent of the vote, although the election had an incredibly low turnout, with only six per cent of registered voters casting a ballot.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Benjamin Herschel Babbage resigned on 17 December 1857.

1857 election result

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

1857 South Australian colonial election: Encounter Bay

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Benjamin Herschel Babbage (elected 1)		160	38.7	+38.7
Arthur Fydell Lindsay (elected 2)		128	31.0	+31.0
Charles Thomas Hewett		71	17.2	+17.2
J Norman		54	13.1	+13.1
Total formal votes		229	95.8	+95.8
Informal votes		10	4.2	+4.2
Turnout		239	42.8	+42.8

Results

1858 Encounter Bay colonial by-election

Candidate		Votes	%	±
Henry Bull Templer Strangways		30	52.6	+52.6
Charles Thomas Hewett		27	47.4	+30.2
Total formal votes		57	96.6	+0.8
Informal votes		2	3.4	–0.8
Turnout		59	6.3	–36.5

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.