1860 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 20 January 1860 because Charles Cowper had resigned from parliament on 26 October 1859,[1][2] but was re-elected at the resulting by-election, having been nominated without his consent.[3][4]

Dates

Date Event
27 October 1859 Charles Cowper resigned from parliament.[1]
10 November 1859 Charles Cowper re-elected.[3]
17 November 1859 Charles Cowper resigned from Parliament, again.[1][4]
9 January 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
18 January 1860 Nominations.[6]
20 January 1860 Polling day
24 January 1860 Return of writ

Candidates

  • Peter Faucett was a barrister and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He had received the most votes of the unsuccessful candidates at the 1859 East Sydney by-election.[3]
  • John West was the conservative editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Antony Green described his nomination as a joke on the hustings.[8] The Empire gave a detailed account of the nomination of Reverend West,[6] while the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the nominator had spoken in a "facetious strain for some minutes".[9]

Result

1860 East Sydney by-election
Thursday 10 November [8]
Candidate Votes %
Peter Faucett (elected) 1,346 50.3
Robert Stewart 1,315 49.2
John West 14 0.5
Total formal votes 2,675 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,675 30.0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. ^ Cowper, Charles (28 October 1859). "To the electors of East Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 8. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ a b c Green, Antony. "1859 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b Cowper, Charles (14 November 1859). "To the electors of East Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Writs of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 5. 9 January 1860. p. 39. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ a b "East Sydney: the nomination". The Empire. 19 January 1860. p. 5. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1859 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1860 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  9. ^ "East Sydney Election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 January 1860. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.