1873 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 8 September 1873 because Joseph Innes was appointed to the Legislative Council.

Candidates

 * Walter Church was the former member for Goldfields West who had been defeated at the 1872 election.
 * Alfred O'Connor was a gold miner who was previously a member of the Parliament of Victoria from 1861 to 1864.
 * Joseph O'Connor was a printer and journalist from Sydney who had unsuccessfully stood at the December 1870 West Sydney by-election, and the 1872 Mudgee by-election.
 * John Scully was a gold miner.

Results
Joseph Innes was appointed to the Legislative Council.