1872 Murray colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Murray on 5 August 1872 because of the resignation of Patrick Jennings.^[1] William Hay was elected with 61% of the vote.

Dates

Date	Event
25 June 1872	Patrick Jennings resigned.^[1]
26 June 1872	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.^[2]
22 July 1872	Nominations
5 August 1872	Polling day
31 August 1872	Return of writ

^ ^a ^b "Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings (1831-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Murray". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 179. 26 June 1872. p. 1665. Retrieved 30 October 2019 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1872 results The Murray". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.

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