1881 Carcoar colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Carcoar on 1 December 1881 because Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly on allegations of bribery and corruption.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
9 November 1881	Ezekiel Baker expelled from the Legislative Assembly.[2]
10 November 1881	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
24 November 1881	Nominations
1 December 1881	Polling day
13 December 1881	Return of writ

Result

1881 Carcoar by-election
Thursday 1 December ^[4]

Candidate		Votes	%
George Campbell (elected)		846	58.1
Ezekiel Baker (defeated)		610	41.9
Total formal votes		1,456	96.4
Informal votes		55	3.6
Turnout		1,511	56.2

See also

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