1866 Illawarra colonial by-election

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.[1]

Dates

Date Event
24 August 1866 Patrick Osborne resigned.[1]
28 August 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
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,[3] and again at the 1864 election receiving 43.3% of the vote.[4]

Result

1866 Illawarra by-election
Monday 10 September [5]
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. ^ a b "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.