A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Windsor on 12 March 1860 because of the resignation of William Dalley.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 February 1860 | William Dalley resigned.[1] |
| 29 February 1860 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
| 9 March 1860 | Nominations |
| 12 March 1860 | Polling day |
| 15 March 1860 | Return of writ |
Candidates
edit- Dr Julius Berncastle was a surgeon who specialised in the treatment of eyes (oculist) and ears (aurist).[3][4] He had stood as a candidate at the 1860 election for West Sydney but had attracted less than 1% of the vote.[5]
- William Walker was a solicitor and member of the Anti-Transportation League who had campaigned for John Darvall at the 1856 election for Cumberland North Riding and for Thomas Smith at the 1857 Cumberland North Riding by-election.[6]
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Walker (elected) | 264 | 70.8 | |
| Julius Berncastle | 102 | 29.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 373 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 373 | 59.6 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ "Writ of election: Windsor". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 44. 29 February 1860. p. 429. Retrieved 5 January 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Gibbney, H J; Smith, Ann (1987). A Biographical register 1788-1939 : Notes from the Name Index of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (PDF). Canberra: Australian National University. p. 54. ISBN 0731500989. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
- ^ Crew, Vernon (1976). "Walker, William (1828–1908)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1860 Windsor by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 January 2021.