September 1856 Sydney City colonial by-election

A by-election was to be held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney City on 4 September 1856 because of the formation of the first Cowper ministry, with Charles Cowper appointed Colonial Secretary and Robert Campbell appointed Colonial Treasurer.

Dates

DateEvent
25 August 1856 Formation of First Cowper ministry.
3 September 1856 Nominations
4 September 1856 Polling day

Result

1856 Sydney City by-election
Thursday 4 September[1]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) 1,993 45.65
Robert Campbell (re-elected 2) 1,831 41.94
Thomas Duigan 542 12.41
Total formal votes 4,366 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,183 15.7

See also

References

  1. Green, Antony. "1856 Sydney City by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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