1866 West Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 17 January 1866 because John Robertson had been re-appointed Secretary for Lands in the fourth Cowper ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested however on this occasion a poll was required at both West Sydney and The Williams (Marshall Burdekin). Both Robertson and Burdekin were defeated, with the Cowper government falling, replaced by the second Martin ministry.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
1 January 1866 John Robertson re-appointed Secretary for Lands.[1][3]
9 January 1866 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
15 January 1866 Nominations
17 January 1866 Polling day
20 January 1866 Return of writ

Result
1866 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 17 January [5]
Candidate Votes %
William Windeyer (elected) 869 52.4
John Robertson (defeated) 789 47.6
Total formal votes 1,658 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,658 21.2

See also

References
  1. "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Appointment of John Robertson to be Secretary for Lands". New South Wales Government Gazette (4). 4 January 1866. p. 29. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Writs of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (11). 9 January 1866. p. 117. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
  5. Green, Antony. "1866 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
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