title: 1870 Rockhampton colonial by-election
text: # 1870 Rockhampton colonial by-election
  
  The 1870 Rockhampton colonial by-election was a by-election held on 20 June 1870 in the electoral district of Rockhampton for the Queensland Legislative Assembly.
  
  ## History
  
  On 7 June 1870, Henry Milford, member for Rockhampton since the by-election in December 1869, resigned, having never taken his seat in Parliament. Milford contested the resulting by-election on 20 June 1870, but was defeated by Alexander Fyfe.
  
  