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February 1858 Light colonial by-election

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Electoral district of Light in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	1,504
Turnout	283 (18.8%)
WWT Candidate William Henry Maturin WW Tuxford FPTP  vote 158 113 Percentage 58.3% 41.7% Swing 58.3 pp 41.7 pp
MHA before election Carrington Smedley Elected MHA William Henry Maturin

The February 1858 Light colonial by-election was held on 8 February 1858 to elect one of two members for Light in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857.

Contents

• Background
• 1857 election result
• Results
• See also
• References

William Henry Maturin won the by-election with 58 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after Carrington Smedley resigned on 23 December 1857.

Results

See also

• List of South Australian House of Assembly by-elections

References

• "Statistical Record of the Legislature 1836–2007" (PDF). Parliament of South Australia. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2011.