Electoral results for the district of University of Sydney

University of Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1876 and abolished in 1880.[1][2][3][4]

ElectionMemberParty
1876 by   William Windeyer None
1877
1879 by   Edmund Barton None

Election results

1879 by-election

1879 University of Sydney by-election
Tuesday 26 August[5]
Candidate Votes %
Edmund Barton (elected) 58 60.4
Arthur Renwick 38 39.6
Total formal votes 96 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 96 56.8
William Windeyer resigned.[5]

1877

1876 by-election

1876 University of Sydney by-election
Friday 8 September[7]
Candidate Votes %
William Windeyer (elected) 49 53.3
Edmund Barton 43 46.7
Total formal votes 92 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 92 82.9

References

  1. Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of University of Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. "Sir William Charles Windeyer (1834–1897)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. "Sir Edmund Barton GCMG (1849–1920)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. Green, Antony. "August 1879 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. Green, Antony. "1877 University of Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. Green, Antony. "1876 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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