A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Redfern on 23 January 1882 because of the resignation of John Sutherland, ostensibly to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council, however he never took his seat in the council.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 December 1881 | John Sutherland resigned,[2] and summoned to the Legislative Council.[3] |
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] | |
| 9 January 1882 | Nominations |
| 11 January 1882 | Polling day |
| 18 January 1882 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Wright (elected) | 1,704 | 67.5 | |
| John Williamson | 819 | 32.5 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,523 | 98.5 | |
| Informal votes | 37 | 1.5 | |
| Turnout | 2,560 | 47.8 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cable, K J. "Sutherland, John (1816–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Mr John Sutherland (1816-1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Summoned to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 567. 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Redfern". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 571. 30 December 1881. p. 6891. Retrieved 20 January 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Redfern by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.