A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of University of Sydney on 15 July 1879 because William Windeyer resigned to accept a temporary appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court.[1]

While there was no qualification for candidates, Edmund Barton had graduated with a Master of Arts in 1870.[2] and Arthur Renwick was an examiner in medicine and had been elected to the Senate of the University of Sydney in 1877.[3] Barton was the unsuccessful candidate for the seat at the first election in 1876,[4] while this was Renwick's first attempt at parliament. Renwick would be elected to parliament 4 months later at the East Sydney by-election.[5]

Dates

DateEvent
10 August 1879 William Windeyer resigned.[6]
11 August 1879 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[7]
23 August 1879 Nominations at the Great Hall of the University
26 August 1879 Polling day
9 September 1879 Return of writ

Result

1879 University of Sydney by-election
Tuesday 26 August [8]
Candidate Votes %
Edmund Barton (elected) 58 60
Arthur Renwick 38 40
Total formal votes 96 100
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 96 57

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Windeyer, Sir William Charles (1834–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Sir Edmund Barton GCMG (1849–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  3. ↑ Rutledge, Martha (1976). "Renwick, Sir Arthur (1837-1908". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 20–21. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1876 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "August 1879 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Sir William Charles Windeyer (1834–1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  7. ↑ "Writ of election: University of Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 290. 11 August 1879. p. 3539. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ↑ Green, Antony. "August 1879 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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