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1859 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 28 October 1859 because John Hargrave resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.

Dates

Date Event
11 October 1859 John Hargrave resigned.
13 October 1859 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
25 October 1859 Nominations
28 October 1859 Polling day
1 November 1859 Return of writ

Result

1859 Illawarra by-election
Monday 19 December 
Candidate Votes %
Samuel Gordon (elected) 389 51.3
Robert Haworth 370 48.7
Total formal votes 759 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 759 57.7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr John Fletcher Hargrave, QC (1815-1885)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 209. 13 October 1859. p. 2249. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1859 results Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
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