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1877 Northumberland colonial by-election

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was insolvent. Stevens had left the colony on an expedition to recover valuable property, including 2,576 ounces of gold from the
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however his election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee and he was defeated in the
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Charles Steven's seat of Northumberland was declared vacant by reason of insolvency.
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Estimate based on an electoral roll of 3,095 at the
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Electoral results for the district of Northumberland
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No. 222. 7 July 1877. p. 2667 16:By-election in New South Wales, Australia 1505: 292:"Mr Charles James Stevens (1823-1883)" 996: 525: 161: 452: 63:Charles Stevens declared insolvent. 21:New South Wales Legislative Assembly 84:Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 13: 1518:New South Wales state by-elections 409:New South Wales Government Gazette 404:"Writ of election: Northumberland" 14: 1534: 491: 464:"1877 Northumberland by-election" 458: 1024: 1032:New South Wales State elections 155:1877 Northumberland by-election 19:A by-election was held for the 557:8th New South Wales parliament 396: 368: 340: 312: 260: 1: 505:Parliament of New South Wales 472:Parliament of New South Wales 298:Parliament of New South Wales 277: 116: 27:on 12 February 1877 because 7: 1513:1877 elections in Australia 236: 10: 1539: 440:. 26 April 1916. p. 9 1478: 1398: 1372: 1363: 1148: 1047: 1038: 692: 641: 595: 564: 381:The Sydney Morning Herald 356:. 26 June 1877. p. 8 353:The Sydney Morning Herald 328:. 23 June 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Index

New South Wales Legislative Assembly
Northumberland
Charles Stevens
General Grant
Auckland Island
Writ of election
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly
Thomas Hungerford
Upper Hunter
resulting by-election
William Turner
Wallsend
William Turner
Thomas Hungerford
Turnout
Electoral results for the district of Northumberland
List of New South Wales state by-elections
1874 election
"Mr Charles James Stevens (1823-1883)"
Parliament of New South Wales
"Insolvency court"
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Insolvency court"
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Legislative Assembly"
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Writ of election: Northumberland"
New South Wales Government Gazette
"Death of Mr W Turner"
Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate

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