A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 29 May 1861 because Henry Parkes had resigned having accepted a government commission with a salary of £1,000 to travel to England to lecture on immigration with William Bede Dalley.[1]
Dates
Date | Event |
---|---|
13 May 1861 | Henry Parkes resigned.[2] |
14 May 1861 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
27 May 1861 | Nominations |
29 May 1861 | Polling day |
1 June 1861 | Return of writ |
Result
Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|
William Forster (elected) | 1,273 | 48.7 | |
James Neale | 1,179 | 45.1 | |
Charles Fowler | 77 | 3.0 | |
Thomas Duigan | 56 | 2.1 | |
James Martin | 25 | 1.0 | |
Thomas Argent | 2 | 0.1 | |
Total formal votes | 2,612 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,612 | 35.5 | |
See also
References
- ↑ Martin, A W. "Parkes, Sir Henry (1815–96)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ↑ "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ↑ "Writs of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 112. 15 May 1861. p. 1058. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ↑ Green, Antony. "1861 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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