The Irish Elections. London, November 25
Mr. Healey, Mr. Parnell's private secretary, was yesterday elected member for Wexford…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Politics & elections, 1880
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Inside the Polling Booth
Carious people make their appearance at election times, and individuals generally considered by their friends quiet and commonplace develop traits of character and Idiosynerasies which startle not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Ninth Parliament of New South Wales. (Continued From Last Week.)
The Parkes-Robertson Administration, upon the reassembling of Parliament on the 21st of January, 1879, after the Ministerial re-elections, was received with astonishing forbearance on the part of members…
Continued on Trove, page 1018 →Alleged Corrupt Practices at Elections
At the Central Police Court, yesterday afternoon. Francis [?] was charged with attempting to personate Thomas Hunt, an elector in the South Sydney district. Mr. Wm. Snowden, presiding…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Gloucester Election. To the Editor
SIR,—Telegrams appeared in your daily contemporaries, all of which it was apparent emanated from the same source, in regard to a meeting of Mr. Jacobs' at Copeland North, as a candidate for the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Personating at Elections
Two men, on remand, were charged, at the Central Police Court, yesterday, before Mr. Robert Guy, with, having attempted to personate doctors at the South Sydney election, which was held on the 18th instant, but their cases were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Patrick's Plains Election. Singleton
The poll was officially declared to-day. Mr. John Brown, 493: Mr. W. C. Browne, 487; informal, 22. Mr. J. Brown was declared duly elected. A vote of thanks to the Returning-officer was proposed by Mr. J. Brown,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Elections and the Civil Service. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—The following is the substance of a circular which has been sent to many electors in East Sydney, including Civil servants:—" The committee, having resolved to return Sir Henry Parkes free of expense, will be glad to receive…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Hartley Election. Lithgow
Mr. Abbott, 334; Mr. Hurley, 333; Mr. Targett, 136. There are two more returns to come in, which it is expected will swell Mr. Abbott's majority…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Hawkesbury Election. Windsor
Returns so far—Mr. Bowman, 756, Mr. M'Quode, 682. Ma ority for Mr. Bowman, 74. Colo, Dural, Putty, Whiteha[?], to come in, will increase his majority…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Civic Elections
The excitement consequent upon the Parliamentary elections during the present month has been so great that the time for the ordinary municipal elections has been allowed to come upon the citizens of Sydney almost unnoticed,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Elections to Take Place
The nominations for the whole of the constituencies have now been mode. To complete the elections, pollings in the following twenty-one electorates have to take place. The figures between parenthesis denote the number of members…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Grafton Election. Grafton
The total numbers polled, so far as are yet known, are— Soe, 558; Stevenson, 452. Majority for See, so far, 114. The other returns to be received cannot affect See's return. Tremendous enthusiasm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Eden Election. Eden
The returns to hand give Mr. Clarke 1056; Mr. Garvan[?] 854; Mr. Manning, 364; Mr. Hutchison, 319. Three small returns are not in, but cannot alter the result. Considerable interest has been manifested in this election…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Argyle Election. Goulburn
Great excitement in town to-night. Immense crowds had been waiting for hours for the result of the polling. This was announced at half-past 9 o'clock, by Mr. Gannon, rerurimg-officer:—Major Helborrow, 1016; Mr. P. G…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →East Maitland Election. East Maitland
The nomination for the electoral district of East Maitland was held in the Courthouse to-day, and was well attended. Mr. Alexander Brown acted as Returning-officer, and read the writ and advertisement by which he had…
Continued on Trove, page 1031 →Wellington Election. Wellington
At the nomination to-day Mr. Edmund Barton was returned without opposition. He was proposed by Alderman Pridham and seconded by Mr. Alderman Kennard. The proceedings were very orderly…
Continued on Trove, page 1031 →The Richmond Election. Lismore
Mr. Charles Hugh Fawcett was duly elected member for the Richmond to-day. There was no opposition…
Continued on Trove, page 1031 →Illawarra Election. Wollongong
The nomination for Illawarra took place on Saturday, and, there being no opposition to Mr. Alexander Stuart that gentleman was declared elected…
Continued on Trove, page 1031 →Nepean Election. Penrith
At 12 o'clock to-day the Returning-Officer (Mr. J. K Lethbridge) read his appointment and writ and called upon the proposers of Thomas Richard Smith. Mr. George Besley, in a brief speech, proposed Mr. Thomas Richard Smith…
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