1874 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 15 July 1874 because James Neale resigned.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
25 June 1874 James Neale resigned.[1]
26 June 1874 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
13 July 1874 Nominations
15 July 1874 Polling day
31 July 1874 Return of writ

Result
1874 East Sydney by-election
Wednesday 15 July [3]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Moore (elected) 2,385 74.1
John Douglass 813 25.2
William Cover 22 0.7
Total formal votes 3,220 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 3,220 28.2

See also

References
  1. "Mr James Henry Neale (1828-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 156. 26 June 1874. p. 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1874 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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