A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Tumut on 10 May 1860 because of the resignation of George Lang.
Dates Date Event 10 April 1860 George Lang resigned. 18 April 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 3 May 1860 Nominations 10 May 1860 Polling day 22 May 1860 Writ due to be returned 4 June 1860 Poll held in Adelong
Result
George Lang resigned. The by-election was overturned by the Election and Qualifications Committee due to voting irregularities.
Aftermath While Daniel Deniehy was declared elected he was also elected at the East Macquarie by-election held on the same day, Deniehy took his seat as the member for East Macquarie and doesn't appear in the records kept by the Legislative Assembly as a member for Tumut.
See also Electoral results for the district of Tumut List of New South Wales state by-elections
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