1882 Wentworth colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wentworth on 23 January 1882 because of the resignation of William Brodribb to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
29 December 1881William Brodribb resigned, [2] and summoned to the Legislative Council. [3]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [4]
13 January 1882Nominations
23 January 1882Polling day
6 February 1882Return of writ

Result

1882 Wentworth by-election
Monday 23 January [5]
CandidateVotes%
Edward Quin (elected)21650.7
Evan Evans21049.3
Total formal votes426100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 42622.4

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References

  1. Finch, Jannette; Teale, Ruth (1969). "Brodribb, William Adams (1809–1886)". Australian Dictionary of Biography . Melbourne University Press. ISSN   1833-7538 . Retrieved 4 November 2020 via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. "Mr William Adams Brodribb (1809-1886)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. "Summoned to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette (567). 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 4 November 2020 via Trove.
  4. "Writ of election: Wentworth". New South Wales Government Gazette (571). 30 December 1881. p. 6891. Retrieved 4 November 2020 via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1882 Wentworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 4 November 2020.