1882 Tenterfield colonial by-election
# 1882 Tenterfield colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tenterfield on 6 February 1882 because of the resignation of John Dillon, to accept an appointment as senior stipendiary magistrate.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 5 January 1882 | John Dillon resigned. |
| 6 January 1882 | John Dillon appointed a magistrate. |
| 9 January 1882 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 27 January 1882 | Nominations |
| 6 February 1882 | Polling day |
| 20 February 1882 | Return of writ |

## Candidates

* Edward Bennett was a barrister from Sydney, who had stood unsuccessfully for Glen Innes in 1880.
* Augustus Fraser was a local pastoralist. This was his only candidacy for the Legislative Assembly.

## Result

1882 Tenterfield by-election Tuesday 10 January :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Augustus Fraser (elected) | Augustus Fraser (elected) | 674 | 53.7 |
| Edward Bennett | Edward Bennett | 580 | 46.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,254 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 36 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,290 | 68.2 |
