A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 23 February 1870 because Henry Parkes had also been elected to Kiama and chose to resign from East Sydney.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
15 February 1870 Henry Parkes resigned.[1]
15 February 1870 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
21 February 1870 Nominations
23 February 1870 Polling day
28 February 1870 Return of writ

Result

1870 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 23 February [3]
Candidate Votes %
Bowie Wilson (elected) 2,755 55.8
William Campbell 2,183 44.2
Total formal votes 4,938 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,938 48.6

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 38. 16 February 1870. p. 581. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1870 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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