1871 Shoalhaven colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Shoalhaven on 21 August 1871 because Thomas Garrett resigned to accept appointment as a police magistrate at Berrima.^[1]

Dates[]

Date	Event
1 July 1871	Thomas Garratt resigned from parliament.^[2]
26 July 1871	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[3]
1 August 1871	Thomas Garrett appointed as a police magistrate.^[4]
21 August 1871	Nominations at Nowra.^[5]
28 August 1871	Polling day
2 October 1871	Return of writ

1871 Shoalhaven by-election
Monday 21 August ^[6]
Candidate		Votes	%
James Warden (elected)		Unopposed

^ Price, G A. "Garrett, Thomas (1830–1891)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
^ "Mr Thomas Garrett (1830-1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
^ "Writ of election: Shoalhaven". New South Wales Government Gazette (185). 26 July 1871. p. 1641. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Appointment of magistrates". New South Wales Government Gazette (190). 1 August 1871. p. 1670. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Trove.
^ "Shoalhaven election". The Shoalhaven News, Ulladulla and Southern Coast Districts Advertiser. 26 August 1871. p. 2. Retrieved 11 February 2021 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "1871 Shoalhaven by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 February 2021.

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