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(Redirected from 1870 West Sydney colonial by-election 1) By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 2 March 1870 because of the resignation of John Robertson due to financial difficulties.

Dates

Date Event
22 February 1870 John Robertson resigned.
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
28 February 1870 Nominations
2 March 1870 Polling day
9 March 1870 Return of writ

Result

1870 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 2 March 
Candidate Votes %
John Robertson (elected) 2,482 57.4
John Stewart 1,832 42.3
Nicholas Eagar 12 0.3
Total formal votes 4,326 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,326 47.7

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 44. 23 February 1870. p. 453. Retrieved 7 November 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "March 1870 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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