1880 Windsor colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Windsor on 29 July 1880 because Richard Driver died.[1]

Dates

Date Event
8 July 1880 Richard Driver died.[1]
9 July 1880 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
27 July 1880 Nominations
29 July 1880 Polling day
3 August 1880 Return of writ

Result

1880 Windsor by-election
Thursday 29 July [3]
Candidate Votes %
Henry McQuade (elected) 329 67.3
William Walker 160 32.7
Total formal votes 489 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 489 77.7

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr Richard Driver (junior) (1829-1880)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: Windsor". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 267. 9 July 1880. p. 3943. Retrieved 1 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 Windsor by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 June 2021.