1882 Wentworth colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wentworth on 23 January 1882 because of the resignation of William Brodribb to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
29 December 1881 William Brodribb resigned,[2] and summoned to the Legislative Council.[3]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
13 January 1882 Nominations
23 January 1882 Polling day
6 February 1882 Return of writ

Result
1882 Wentworth by-election
Monday 23 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
Edward Quin (elected) 216 50.7
Evan Evans 210 49.3
Total formal votes 426 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 426 22.4

See also

References
  1. Finch, Jannette; Teale, Ruth (1969). "Brodribb, William Adams (1809–1886)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  2. "Mr William Adams Brodribb (1809-1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. "Summoned to the Legislative Council". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 567. 29 December 1881. p. 6793. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Writ of election: Wentworth". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 571. 30 December 1881. p. 6891. Retrieved 4 November 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1882 Wentworth by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
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