ELECTIONS TO THE TASMANIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ==================================================================== ELECTIONS IN 1863 ==================================================================== LONGFORD ==================================================================== Following the vacation of the seat due to non-attendance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 20 April, polling 1 May 1863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph ARCHER 7 63.6 Roland H G Dumaresq 4 36.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 11 13.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- For Dumaresq, see House of Assembly 1886, Longford -------------------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Archer (1823-1914): Elected 1861 by. Seat vacant 1863. Elected 1863 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Archer stated that he did not wish to be re-elected, but agreed to nominate when it appeared that no-one else would do so. Dumaresq then also nominated, forcing a poll. Archer asked voters either to not vote or to vote for Dumaresq, but was re-elected regardless. -------------------------------------------------------------------- NORTH ESK ==================================================================== Following the vacation of the seat due to non-attendance -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 24 April 1863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- William GIBSON * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- William Gibson (1820-92): Elected 1859. Seat vacated 1863. Elected 1863 by Resigned 13 June 1864: See by-election Died 27 June 1892 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Cornwall Chronicle, 25 April 1863 PEMBROKE ==================================================================== Following acceptance of office by Hon James Whyte -------------------------------------------------------------------- Place of nomination: Blue Bell inn, Sorell -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 5 February 1863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hon James WHYTE * Unopposed -------------------------------------------------------------------- James Whyte (1820-82): Elected 1856, 1859. Accepted office 1863. Elected 1863 by -------------------------------------------------------------------- Hobart Mercury, 6 February 1863 TAMAR ==================================================================== Following the resignation of Willim S Button -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nominations 29 May, polling 5 June 1863 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas CORBETT 117 63.2 Alexander Stewart 68 37.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 185 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Thomas Corbett (1813-1901): Elected 1863 by Born: 1813, Scotland Career: Ironmonger, businessman. Resigned 2 May 1865: see by-election -------------------------------------------------------------------- Launceston Examiner, 6 June 1863