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{{Short description|By-election in New South Wales, Australia}}
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A by-election was held for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] electorate of [[Electoral district of Newtown|Newtown]] on 13 January 1883. The election was triggered by the appointment of [[Henry Copeland (New South Wales politician)|Henry Copeland]] as [[Secretary for Public Works (New South Wales)|Secretary for Public Works]] in the [[Stuart ministry]].<ref name="Henry Copeland NSW parl">{{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Henry Copeland (1839-1904) |id=751 |former=Yes |accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref>
A by-election was held for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] electorate of [[Electoral district of Newtown|Newtown]] on 13 January 1883. The election was triggered by the appointment of [[Henry Copeland (New South Wales politician)|Henry Copeland]] as [[Secretary for Public Works (New South Wales)|Secretary for Public Works]] in the [[Stuart ministry]].<ref name="Henry Copeland NSW parl">{{cite NSW Parliament |title=The Hon. Henry Copeland (1839-1904) |id=751 |former=Yes |accessdate=23 May 2019}}</ref>


[[George Reid]] comfortably retained his seat at the [[1883 East Sydney colonial by-election 1|East Sydney by-election]] held the week before,<ref name="Green 1883 East Sydney by-election 1">{{cite NSW election |title=1883 East Sydney by-election 1 |year=1882 |district=EastSydney_1 |accessdate=12 November 2019}}</ref> while the six other ministers were re-elected unopposed.{{refn|The six other ministers were [[Alexander Stuart (Australian politician)|Alexander Stuart]] ([[Electoral district of Illawarra|Illawarra]]), [[George Dibbs]] ([[Electoral district of St Leonards|St Leonards]]), [[Henry Cohen (Australian politician)|Henry Cohen]] ([[Electoral district of West Maitland|West Maitland]]), [[James Farnell]] ([[Electoral district of New England|New England]]), [[Francis Wright (Australian politician)|Francis Wright]] ([[Electoral district of Redfern|Redfern]]) and [[Joseph Palmer Abbott|Joseph Abbott]] ([[Electoral district of Gunnedah|Gunnedah]])<br>{{cite NSW election |title=1882 details of by-elections |year=1882 |district=ByElections |accessdate=12 November 2019}}
[[George Reid]] comfortably retained his seat at the [[1883 East Sydney colonial by-election 1|East Sydney by-election]] held the week before,<ref name="Green 1883 East Sydney by-election 1">{{cite NSW election |title=1883 East Sydney by-election 1 |year=1882 |district=EastSydney_1 |accessdate=12 November 2019}}</ref> while the six other ministers, [[Alexander Stuart (Australian politician)|Alexander Stuart]] ([[Electoral district of Illawarra|Illawarra]]), [[George Dibbs]] ([[Electoral district of St Leonards|St Leonards]]), [[Henry Cohen (Australian politician)|Henry Cohen]] ([[Electoral district of West Maitland|West Maitland]]), [[James Farnell]] ([[Electoral district of New England|New England]]), [[Francis Wright (Australian politician)|Francis Wright]] ([[Electoral district of Redfern|Redfern]]) and [[Joseph Palmer Abbott|Joseph Abbott]] ([[Electoral district of Gunnedah|Gunnedah]]), were re-elected unopposed.<ref>{{cite NSW election |title=1882 to 1885 by-elections |year=1882 |district=ByElections |accessdate=10 September 2020}}</ref>
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==Dates==
==Dates==
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| 5 January 1883
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| 6 January 1883
| 6 January 1883
| [[Writ of election]] issued by the [[Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221658808 |title=Writ of election: Newtown |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=13 |date=6 January 1883 |accessdate=12 November 2019 |page=144 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
| [[Writ of election]] issued by the [[Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Legislative Assembly]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221658808 |title=Writ of election: Newtown |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=13 |date=6 January 1883 |accessdate=12 November 2019 |page=144 |via=Trove}}</ref>
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| 11 January 1883
| 11 January 1883
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==Results==
==Results==
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{{Election box begin no party no change AU
|title = [[1883 Newtown colonial by-election|1883 Newtown by-election]]{{hsp}}<ref name="Green 1883 Newtown by-election">{{cite NSW election |title=1883 Newtown by-election |year=1882 |district=Newtown_1 |accessdate=12 November 2019}}</ref>
|title = <includeonly>[[1883 Newtown colonial by-election|</includeonly>1883 Newtown by-election<includeonly>]]</includeonly><br>Saturday 13 January{{hsp}}<ref name="Green">{{cite NSW election |title=1883 Newtown by-election |year=1882 |district=Newtown_1 |accessdate=12 November 2019}}</ref>
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{{Election box candidate no party no change
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|candidate = [[Joseph Mitchell (Australian politician)|Joseph Mitchell]]
|candidate = [[Joseph Mitchell (Australian politician)|Joseph Mitchell]] (elected)
|votes = 1,249
|votes = 1,249
|percentage = 50.7
|percentage = 50.7
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{{Election box candidate no party no change
{{Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate = [[Henry Copeland (New South Wales politician)|Henry Copeland]]
|candidate = [[Henry Copeland (New South Wales politician)|Henry Copeland]] (defeated)
|votes = 1,217
|votes = 1,217
|percentage = 49.4
|percentage = 49.4
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|percentage = 64.7
|percentage = 64.7
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| colspan="4" | [[Joseph Mitchell (Australian politician)|Joseph Mitchell]] '''gain''' from [[Henry Copeland (New South Wales politician)|Henry Copeland]]
[[Henry Copeland (New South Wales politician)|Henry Copeland]] was appointed [[Secretary for Public Works (New South Wales)|Secretary for Public Works]] in the [[Stuart ministry]].<ref name="Green"/></includeonly>
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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
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{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}


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Latest revision as of 09:50, 20 May 2021

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 13 January 1883. The election was triggered by the appointment of Henry Copeland as Secretary for Public Works in the Stuart ministry.[1]

George Reid comfortably retained his seat at the East Sydney by-election held the week before,[2] while the six other ministers, Alexander Stuart (Illawarra), George Dibbs (St Leonards), Henry Cohen (West Maitland), James Farnell (New England), Francis Wright (Redfern) and Joseph Abbott (Gunnedah), were re-elected unopposed.[3]

Dates

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Date Event
5 January 1883 Henry Copeland accepts appointment as Secretary for Public Works.[1]
6 January 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
11 January 1883 Nominations
13 January 1883 Polling day
16 January 1883 Return of writ

Results

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1883 Newtown by-election
Saturday 13 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
Joseph Mitchell (elected) 1,249 50.7
Henry Copeland (defeated) 1,217 49.4
Total formal votes 2,466 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,466 64.7

Aftermath

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The next by-election was held the following week for East Sydney and Henry Copeland was comfortably elected.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "The Hon. Henry Copeland (1839-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1883 East Sydney by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1882 to 1885 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Writ of election: Newtown". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 13. 6 January 1883. p. 144. Retrieved 12 November 2019 – via Trove.
  5. ^ Green, Antony. "1883 Newtown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1883 East Sydney by-election 2". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
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