1883 Glebe colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glebe on 22 May 1883 because Sir George Allen resigned to go on an extended trip to England.[1][2]

Dates
DateEvent
14 August 1883 Sir George Allen reigned.[1]
18 August 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
27 August 1883 Nominations
29 August 1883 Polling day
5 September 1883 Return of writ

Result
1883 Glebe by-election
Wednesday 29 August [2]
Candidate Votes %
Michael Chapman (elected) 827 55.1
Henry Daly 350 23.3
William Pritchard 323 21.5
Total formal votes 1,500 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,500 54.5

See also

References
  1. "Sir George Wigram Allen (1824-1885)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  2. Green, Antony. "1883 Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. "Writ of election: Glebe". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 351. 20 August 1883. p. 4481. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove.
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