1866 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 17 February 1866 because of the resignation of John Caldwell.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
13 September 1866 John Caldwell resigned.[1]
13 September 1866 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
21 September 1866 Nominations
24 September 1866 Polling day
28 September 1866 Return of writ

Result
1866 East Sydney by-election
Friday 21 September [3]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Stewart (elected) unopposed  

See also

References
  1. "Mr John Caldwell (1817-1884)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 177. 14 September 1866. p. 2167. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1866 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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