September 1858 Light colonial by-election

September 1858 Light colonial by-election
9 September 1858
Electoral district of Light in the South Australian House of Assembly
 
Candidate David Shannon
FPTP vote Unopposed
MHA before election

William Henry Maturin

 Elected MHA

David Shannon

The September 1858 Light colonial by-election was held on 9 September 1858 to elect one of two members for Light in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member William Henry Maturin resigned on 1 July 1858. The by-election was held the same day as The Burra and Clare by-election.

David Shannon won the by-election unopposed.

Background

The by-election was trigged after William Henry Maturin resigned on 1 July 1858.

1857 election result

This section is an excerpt from 1857 South Australian House of Assembly election § Light.[edit]
1857 South Australian colonial election: Light[1]
Candidate Votes %
John Tuthill Bagot (elected 1) Unopposed N/A
Carrington Smedley (elected 2) Unopposed N/A

February 1858 by-election result

This section is an excerpt from February 1858 Light colonial by-election § Results.[edit]
February 1858 Light colonial by-election[2]
Candidate Votes % ±
William Henry Maturin 158 58.3 +58.3
WW Tuxford 113 41.7 +41.7
Total formal votes 271 95.8 +95.8
Informal votes 12 4.2 +4.2
Turnout 283 18.8 +18.8

Results

September 1858 Light colonial by-election[3]
Candidate Votes %
David Shannon Unopposed N/A

References

  1. ^ Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). pp. 26–27 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). p. 27 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Jaencsh, Dean (March 2007). "History of South Australian Elections, 1857–2006, House of Assembly, Volume 1" (PDF). p. 27 – via Internet Archive.
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