1868 West Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 15 December 1868 because of the resignation of Samuel Joseph,[1] who had traveled to Europe but stayed longer than he had contemplated and so resigned his seat.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
28 November 1868 Samuel Joseph announced his resignation.[2]
1 December 1868 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
14 December 1868 Nominations
15 December 1868 Polling day
21 December 1868 Return of writ

Result
1868 West Sydney by-election
Tuesday 15 December [4]
Candidate Votes %
William Campbell (elected) 2,175 52.2
Joseph Wearne 1,982 47.5
Richard Dransfield 13 0.3
Total formal votes 4,170 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,170 48.6

See also

References
  1. Bell, Harold F (1972). "Joseph, Samuel Aaron (1824–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Volume 4. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 November 2020 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
  2. Joseph, Samuel (28 November 1868). "To the electors of West Sydney". The Empire. p. 8. Retrieved 9 November 2020 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (294). 1 December 1868. p. 4395. Retrieved 9 November 2020 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "October 1868 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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