1887 Wentworth colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wentworth on 28 September 1887 because of the resignation of William MacGregor (Protectionist).

Dates

Date	Event
5 September 1887	William MacGregor resigned.
8 September 1887	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
22 September 1887	Nominations
28 September 1887	Polling day
11 October 1887	Return of writ

1887 Wentworth by-election
Wednesday 28 September
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Protectionist	Thomas Browne (elected)	735	52.2
	Free Trade	John Griffin	672	47.8
Total formal votes			1,407	100
Informal votes			0	0.00
Turnout			1,407	25.1
	Protectionist hold

^ "Mr William Peter MacGregor (1853-1899)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
"Writ of election: Wentworth". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 505. 9 September 1887. p. 5989. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "1887 results Wentworth". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
"The Wentworth election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 October 1887. p. 8. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove.

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