1877 Williams colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 12 February 1877 because of the resignation of William Watson.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
16 January 1877 William Watson resigned from parliament.[1]
17 January 1877 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
5 February 1877 Nominations in Dungog
12 February 1877 Polling day
23 February 1877 Return of writ

Candidates
  • John Nowlan was a cattle breeder from Maitland who had represented The Williams from 1866 until 1874.

Result
1877 The Williams by-election
Monday 12 February [3]
Candidate Votes %
William Johnston (elected) 526 56.4
John Nowlan 409 43.6
Total formal votes 938 98.4
Informal votes 15 1.6
Turnout 953 68.2

See also

References
  1. "Mr William (Bourn Russell) Watson (1815-1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: The Williams". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 23. 17 January 1877. p. 223. Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "February 1877 The Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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