1881 Carcoar colonial by-election
# 1881 Carcoar colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Carcoar on 1 December 1881 because Ezekiel Baker was expelled from the Assembly on allegations of bribery and corruption.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 9 November 1881 | Ezekiel Baker expelled from the Legislative Assembly. |
| 10 November 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 24 November 1881 | Nominations |
| 1 December 1881 | Polling day |
| 13 December 1881 | Return of writ |

## Result

1881 Carcoar by-election Thursday 1 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| George Campbell (elected) | George Campbell (elected) | 846 | 58.1 |
| Ezekiel Baker (defeated) | Ezekiel Baker (defeated) | 610 | 41.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,456 | 96.4 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 55 | 3.6 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,511 | 56.2 |
