1876 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 5 October 1876 because of the death of Stephen Goold.^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
26 August 1876	Stephen Goold died.[2]
7 September 1876	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
25 September 1876	Nominations
5 October 1876	Polling day
19 October 1876	Return of writ

Results

1876 Mudgee by-election
Thursday 5 October ^[1]

Candidate		Votes	%
Richard Rouse (elected)		1,360	54.6
William Pigott		1,129	45.4
Total formal votes		2,4890	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.00
Turnout		2,489	49.0

See also

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