1871 New England colonial by-election
# 1871 New England colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of New England in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 6 January 1871 because of the resignation of Charles Weaver to accept appointment as a police magistrate at Gosford.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 18 Jul 1871 | Charles Weaver resigned. |
| 29 July 1871 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 1 August 1871 | Charles Weaver appointed as a police magistrate. |
| 21 August 1871 | Nominations at Armidale |
| 28 August 1871 | Polling day |
| 2 October 1871 | Return of writ |

## Result

1871 New England by-election Monday 28 August :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Samuel Terry (elected) | Samuel Terry (elected) | 578 | 54.0 |
| Robert Abbott | Robert Abbott | 492 | 46.0 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,070 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.00 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,070 | 40.4 |
