A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wentworth on 23 January 1882 because of the resignation of William Brodribb to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 29 December 1881 | William Brodribb resigned,[2] and summoned to the Legislative Council.[3] |
| Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] | |
| 13 January 1882 | Nominations |
| 23 January 1882 | Polling day |
| 6 February 1882 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edward Quin (elected) | 216 | 50.7 | |
| Evan Evans | 210 | 49.3 | |
| Total formal votes | 426 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 426 | 22.4 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Finch, Jannette; Teale, Ruth (1969). "Brodribb, William Adams (1809–1886)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ "Mr William Adams Brodribb (1809-1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Summoned to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 567. 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "Writ of election: Wentworth". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 571. 30 December 1881. p. 6891. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 Wentworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2020.