April 1866 Williams colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 19 April 1866 because the seat of Frederick Manton was declared vacant due to insolvency.[1]

Dates

Date Event
22 January 1866 Frederick Manton elected in the by-election.[1]
29 March 1866 Frederick Manton's seat declared vacant due to insolvency.[1]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
14 April 1866 Nominations.[3]
19 April 1866 Polling day
30 April 1866 Return of writ

Result

1866 Williams by-election
Thursday 19 April [4]
Candidate Votes %
John Nowlan (elected) 375 49.2
Joseph Abbott 205 26.9
Archibald Jacob 182 23.9
Total formal votes 762 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 762 57.0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mr Frederick Julian Manton (1830-1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Writs of election: The Williams". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 62. 3 April 1866. p. 825. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "The Williams election: the nomination". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 17 April 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 10 March 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "April 1866 Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.