1885 Argyle colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Argyle on 31 March 1885 because of the resignation of John Gannon resigned due to ill health. ^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
17 March 1888	John Gannon resigned. [1]
17 March 1885	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
27 March 1885	Nominations
31 March 1885	Polling day
7 April 1885	Return of writ

Results

1885 Argyle by-election
31 March 1885  ^[3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Henry Parkes (elected)		816	51.3%
John Osborne		775	48.7%
Total formal votes		1,591	97.5
Informal votes		41	2.5
Turnout		1,632	56.0

See also

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

References

1. "Mr John Thomas Gannon (1830-1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Argyle". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 111. 18 March 1885. p. 1739. Retrieved 26 July 2020– via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "Argyle by-election 1885". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 12 June 2019.