1867 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 20 March 1867 because Charles Cowper resigned due to financial difficulties.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
23 February 1867 Charles Cowper resigned.[1]
1 March 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
18 March 1867 Nominations
20 March 1867 Polling day
25 March 1867 Return of writ

Result
1867 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 20 March [3]
Candidate Votes %
Marshall Burdekin (elected) 2,025 60.0
Walter Renny 1,350 40.0
Total formal votes 3,375 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,375 38.9

See also

References
  1. "Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 38. 1 March 1867. p. 581. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1867 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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