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Gold Fields North - By-election (Roll: 1,200)
Nominations: Monday, 23 March 1863, Polling: Tuesday, 7 April 1863
Candidate Votes Votes %
Buchanan, James (Elected) 319 59.40
Macnamara, James 218 40.60
Formal Votes 537
Informal Votes 0 0.00
Total Votes / Turnout 537 44.75
Persons Voting / Turnout 537 44.75
Cause Category: Resignation - Other
Notes: Caused by the resignation of James Hoskins. According to his ADB entry, in an era when MPs were not paid, Hoskins was supported in parliament by miners' voluntary contributions. He resigned in February 1863 for pecuniary reasons and became overseer of northern roads.
Source: SMH, 20 April 1863, p. 5, col. 5 (DOP)