1877 Hawkesbury colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hawkesbury on 7 April 1877 because William Piddington had been appointed Colonial Treasurer in the second Parkes ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion, The Hawkesbury was the only district at which the re-election of a minister was opposed.[2]

Dates
Date Event
23 March 1877 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
4 April 1877 Nominations
7 April 1877 Polling day
19 April 1877 Return of writ

Results
1877 The Hawkesbury by-election
Saturday 7 April [4]
Candidate Votes %
William Piddington (elected) 439 72.8
George Davies 164 27.2
Total formal votes 603 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 603 43.7 [lower-alpha 1]

See also

Notes
  1. Turnout is an estimate based on the roll of 1,380 at the election on 30 October 1877.[5]

References
  1. "Mr William Richman Piddington (1815–1887)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "The Hawkesbury election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 April 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. "Writ of election: The Hawkesbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). 23 March 1877. p. 1213. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Trove.
  4. Green, Antony. "1877 The Hawkesbury by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  5. Green, Antony. "1877 Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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