1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election

1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election
13 May 1859
Electoral district of City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly
Registered	3,384
Turnout	993 (29.3%)
MHA before election; William Henville Burford;	Elected MHA ; William Owen;

The 1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election was held on 13 May 1859 to elect one of six members for City of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly, after sitting member William Henville Burford resigned on 29 April 1859.

William Owen won the by-election with 41 per cent of the vote.

Background

The by-election was trigged after William Henville Burford resigned on 29 April 1859.

1857 South Australian colonial election: City of Adelaide^[1]
Candidate	Votes	%	±
Robert Richard Torrens (elected 1)	1,208	16.0	+16.0
Richard Hanson (elected 2)	1,179	15.6	+15.6
Francis Dutton (elected 3)	1,145	15.2	+15.2
Boyle Travers Finniss (elected 4)	1,103	14.6	+14.6
John Neales (elected 5)	959	12.7	+12.7
William Henville Burford (elected 6)	620	8.2	+8.2
Patrick Boyce Coglin	413	5.5	+5.5
William Parkin	325	4.3	+4.3
William Pearce	310	4.1	+4.1
Edward Homersham	272	3.6	+3.6
Total formal votes	1,703	94.9	+94.9
Informal votes	92	5.1	+5.1
Turnout	1,795	52.8	+52.8

1858 City of Adelaide colonial by-election^[2]
Candidate	Votes	%	±
Judah Moss Solomon	819	72.5	+72.5
M Smith	310	27.5	+27.5
Total formal votes	516	98.7	+2.1
Informal votes	7	1.3	–2.2
Turnout	523	70.9	–9.3

1859 City of Adelaide colonial by-election^[3]
Candidate	Votes	%	±
William Owen	668	74.6	+74.6
Neville Blyth	224	25.0	+25.0
Joseph Peacock	3	0.3	+0.3
Total formal votes	895	90.1	–8.6
Informal votes	98	9.9	+8.6
Turnout	993	29.3	–41.6

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