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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 8 January 1863 because William Windeyer resigned. Windeyer was a member of the victorious NSW rifle team which had traveled to Melbourne for a rifle match. They were returning to Sydney on the City of Sydney, an iron steamship, when it struck rocks and sank at Green Cape. While all passengers and crew survived, the Australian Dictionary of Biography states it affected Windeyer's mental and physical health which led to his resignation. Windeyer's letter to the electors of West Sydney refers to the successful passage of the Lands Act, the abolition of state aid to religion, and the pursuit of his profession as a barrister.

Dates

Result

See also

• Electoral results for the district of West Sydney
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. ^ "Sir William Charles Windeyer (1834–1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
2. "City of Sydney". Maritime Heritage. NSW Office of Environment & Heritage. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
3. "Wreck of the City of Sydney". The Argus. 10 November 1862. p. 5. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
4. "Windeyer, Sir William Charles (1834–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
5. Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1861 (NSW) and Crown Lands Occupation Act of 1861 (NSW)
6. Grants for Public Worship Prohibition Act of 1862 (NSW)
7. Windeyer, W C (23 December 1862). "To the electors of West Sydney". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 1. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
8. "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 255. 24 December 1862. p. 2673. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
9. Green, Antony. "October 1863 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.

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