1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election

The 1883 Upper Hunter colonial by-election was held on 6 March 1883 for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Upper Hunter because of the resignation of John McElhone after a heated argument with the member for Mudgee Adolphus Taylor in which McElhone challenged Taylor to resign and both would contest Taylor's seat.[1][2] The Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate reported that despite McElhone saying he would not stand for Upper Hunter, he had been nominated without his authority.[3]

  1. ^ Green, Antony. "1883 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
  2. ^ Rutledge, Martha. "Taylor, Adolphus George (1857 – 1900)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Upper Hunter nomination". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 5 March 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 10 October 2019 – via Trove.