March 1870 West Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 2 March 1870 because of the resignation of John Robertson due to financial difficulties.[1]

Dates
DateEvent
22 February 1870 John Robertson resigned.[1]
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
28 February 1870 Nominations
2 March 1870 Polling day
9 March 1870 Return of writ

Result
1870 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 2 March [3]
Candidate Votes %
John Robertson (elected) 2,482 57.4
John Stewart 1,832 42.3
Nicholas Eagar 12 0.3
Total formal votes 4,326 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,326 47.7

See also

References
  1. "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 44. 23 February 1870. p. 453. Retrieved 7 November 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "March 1870 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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