1872 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 2 January 1872 because of the resignation of Henry Stephen.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
13 December 1871	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
28 December 1871	Nominations
2 January 1872	Polling day
16 January 1872	Return of writ

Results

1872 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 2 January ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Henry Parkes (elected)		848	64.6
Joseph O'Connor		465	35.4
Total formal votes		1,313	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,313	48.0

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Mudgee
• List of New South Wales state by-elections