1860 Williams colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 16 February 1860 because Stephen Dark resigned.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
25 January 1860 Stephen Dark resigned.[1]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
9 February 1860 Nominations at Dungog.[3]
16 February 1860 Polling day.[4][5]
23 February 1860 Return of writ

Polling places

Result
1860 The Williams by-election
Thursday 16 February [6]
Candidate Votes %
Alexander Campbell (elected) 143 54.2
William Allen 121 45.8
Total formal votes 264 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 264 30.8

See also

References
  1. "Mr Stephen Neate Dark (1815-1872)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: The Williams". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 18. 25 January 1860. p. 169. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. "Nomination for The Williams". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 11 February 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. "Election for the Williams". The Empire. 18 February 1860. p. 7. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. "The Election for the Williams". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 23 February 1860. p. 2. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "1860 The Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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