1873 East Macquarie colonial by-election
# 1873 East Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 1 December 1873 because Sir James Martin's seat was declared vacant on accepting appointment as Chief Justice of New South Wales.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 11 November 1873 | Sir James Martin's seat declared vacant. |
| 12 November 1873 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 24 November 1873 | Nominations |
| 1 December 1873 | Polling day |
| 16 December 1873 | Return of writ |

## Result

1873 East Macquarie by-election Monday 1 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Walter Cooper (elected) | Walter Cooper (elected) | 513 | 46.8 |
| Henry Rotton | Henry Rotton | 357 | 32.5 |
| Bernhardt Holtermann | Bernhardt Holtermann | 224 | 20.4 |
| John Smeed | John Smeed | 3 | 0.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,097 | 94.7 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 61 | 5.3 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,158 | 39.2 |
