June 1875 Upper Hunter colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter on 7 June 1875 caused by the death of Francis White.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
4 May 1875	Death of Francis White.[1]
12 May 1875	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
31 May 1875	Nominations
7 June 1875	Polling day
21 June 1875	Return of writ

Results

1875 The Upper Hunter by-election
Monday 7 June ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Thomas Hungerford (elected)		771	44.4
John McElhone		726	41.8
Oliver Saunders		97	5.6
Patrick Jennings		88	5.1
William Gordon		31	1.8
Archibald Hamilton		22	1.3
Total formal votes		1,735	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,735	57.4

The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee because two polls were taken at Belltrees.^[4]

See also

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