A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 16 February 1860 because Stephen Dark resigned.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
25 January 1860 Stephen Dark resigned.[1]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
9 February 1860 Nominations at Dungog.[3]
16 February 1860 Polling day.[4][5]
23 February 1860 Return of writ

Polling places

Result

1860 The Williams by-election
Thursday 16 February[6]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Campbell (elected) 143 54.2
William Allen 121 45.8
Total formal votes 264 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 264 30.8

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Stephen Neate Dark (1815-1872)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: The Williams". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 18. 25 January 1860. p. 169. Retrieved 22 June 2021 via Trove.
  3. "Nomination for The Williams". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 11 February 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2021 via Trove.
  4. "Election for the Williams". The Empire. 18 February 1860. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2021 via Trove.
  5. "The Election for the Williams". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 23 February 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2021 via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1860 The Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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