A by-election for the seat of Northumberland in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 26 May 1884 because of the resignation of Atkinson Tighe due to ill health.[1][2]

Dates

DateEvent
7 May 1884 Atkinson Tighe resigned.[3]
8 May 1884 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
22 May 1884 Day of nomination
26 May 1884 Polling day
3 June 1884 Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1884 Northumberland by-election
Saturday 26 May[2]
Candidate Votes %
Richard Luscombe (elected) 962 38.7
William Christie 484 19.5
Thomas Hungerford 403 16.2
Total formal votes 2,487 97.3
Informal votes 69 2.7
Turnout 2,556 68.1

See also

References

  1. O'Donnell, Dan (1976). "Tighe, Atkinson Alfred Patrick (1827–1905)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1884 Northumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. "Mr Atkinson Alfred Patrick Tighe (1827-1905)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. "Writ of election: Northumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 211. 8 May 1884. p. 2977. Retrieved 23 May 2021 via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Chedid to Coady". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. "Mr Thomas Hungerford (1823-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  7. "Mr Richard Charles Luscombe". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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