1870 East Sydney colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 23 February 1870 because Henry Parkes had also been elected to Kiama and chose to resign from East Sydney. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
15 February 1870Henry Parkes resigned. [1]
15 February 1870 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
21 February 1870Nominations
23 February 1870Polling day
28 February 1870Return of writ

Result

1870 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 23 February [3]
CandidateVotes%
Bowie Wilson (elected)2,75555.8
William Campbell 2,18344.2
Total formal votes4,938100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 4,93848.6

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References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (38). 16 February 1870. p. 581. Retrieved 7 September 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1870 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 7 September 2020.