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1866 Illawarra colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 10 September 1866 following the resignation of Patrick Osborne.

Dates

Date Event
24 August 1866 Patrick Osborne resigned.
28 August 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
6 September 1866 Nominations
10 September 1866 Polling day
18 September 1866 Return of writ

Candidates

John Stewart had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1860 election, receiving 46.% of the vote, and again at the 1864 election receiving 43.3% of the vote.

Result

1866 Illawarra by-election
Monday 10 September 
Candidate Votes %
John Stewart (elected) 460 56.7
Joseph Wilshire 352 43.3
Total formal votes 812 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 812 63.1

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr Patrick Hill Osborne (1832 - 1902)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 163. 29 August 1866. p. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1860 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. Green, Antony. "1864 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  5. Green, Antony. "1866 results Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
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