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.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 11 October 1859 | John Hargrave resigned.[1] |
| 13 October 1859 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 25 October 1859 | Nominations |
| 28 October 1859 | Polling day |
| 1 November 1859 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr John Fletcher Hargrave, QC (1815-1885)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 209. 13 October 1859. p. 2249. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1859 results Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.