February 1858 Light colonial by-election
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Electoral district of Light in the South Australian House of Assembly | ||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 1,504 | |||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 283 (18.8%) | |||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]The by-election was trigged after Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857.
1857 election result
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Tuthill Bagot (elected 1) | Unopposed | N/A | |
| Carrington Smedley (elected 2) | Unopposed | N/A | |
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 26–27 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). p. 27 – via Internet Archive.
- "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.