1860 St Leonards colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of St Leonards on 2 May 1860 because Edward Sayers resigned. ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
16 April 1860	Edward Sayers resigned. [1]
18 April 1860	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
30 April 1860	Nominations at Ryde. [3]
2 May 1860	Polling day. [4] [5]
8 May 1860	Return of writ

Polling places

• Hunters Hill
• Lane Cove
• Manly Beach
• Pitt Water
• Ryde
• St Leonards
• Sydney

Result

1860 St Leonards by-election
Wednesday 2 May  ^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
James Farnell (elected)		382	52.7
Isaac Shepherd		343	47.3
Total formal votes		725	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		725	49.1

See also

• Electoral results for the district of St Leonards
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Edward Mawney Sayers (1818-1909)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: St Leonards". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 76. 18 April 1860. p. 761. Retrieved 22 June 2021– via Trove.
3. "Nomination for St Leonard's". The Sydney Morning Herald . 1 May 1860. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2021– via Trove.
4. "St Leonard's election: declaration of the poll". The Empire . 8 May 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2021– via Trove.
5. "St Leonard's election: declaration of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald . 23 February 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2021– via Trove.
6. Green, Antony. "1860 St Leonards by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 June 2021.