1859 East Camden colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Eastern Division of Camden on 15 March 1859 because Robert Owen's seat was declared vacant on his acceptance of an appointment as a judge of the District Court,^[1] filling the position created by the resignation of John Hargrave. The Illawarra Mercury reported that the nomination of John Tighe was intended to cause one week's delay before Hargrave could take his seat.^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
3 March 1859	Robert Owen's seat declared vacant.[3]
5 March 1859	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[1]
15 March 1859	Nominations
21 March 1859	Polling day
26 March 1859	Return of writ

Result

Eastern Division of Camden by-election
Monday 21 March ^[4]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Hargrave (elected)		638	99.7
John Tighe		2	0.3
Total formal votes		640	100.0
Informal votes		0	0
Turnout		640	39.1 [a]

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Eastern Division of Camden
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. estimate based on an electoral roll of 1,638 at the January 1858 election.^[5]