1866 Illawarra colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 10 September 1866 following the resignation of Patrick Osborne. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
24 August 1866Patrick Osborne resigned. [1]
28 August 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
6 September 1866Nominations
10 September 1866Polling day
18 September 1866Return of writ

Candidates

John Stewart had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1860 election, receiving 46.% of the vote, [3] and again at the 1864 election receiving 43.3% of the vote. [4]

Result

1866 Illawarra by-election
Monday 10 September  [5]
CandidateVotes%
John Stewart (elected)46056.7
Joseph Wilshire35243.3
Total formal votes812100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 81263.1

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Patrick Hill Osborne (1832 - 1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette (163). 29 August 1866. p. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020– via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1860 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1864 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1866 results Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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