A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paddington on 20 February 1880 because John Sutherland resigned when his company accepted a government contract to re-roll railway rails. [1]
Date | Event |
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3 February 1880 | John Sutherland resigned. [2] |
4 February 1880 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3] |
18 February 1880 | Nominations |
20 February 1880 | Polling day |
25 February 1880 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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William Hezlet (elected) | 1,306 | 83.0 | |
John Douglass | 267 | 17.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,573 | 98.3 | |
Informal votes | 27 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 1,600 | 29.8 |
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