1880 Paddington colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paddington on 20 February 1880 because John Sutherland resigned when his company accepted a government contract to re-roll railway rails.[1]
Dates[]
Date | Event |
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3 February 1880 | John Sutherland resigned.[2] |
4 February 1880 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
18 February 1880 | Nominations |
20 February 1880 | Polling day |
25 February 1880 | Return of writ |
Result[]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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William Hezlet (elected) | 1,306 | 83.0 | |
John Douglass | 267 | 17.0 | |
Total formal votes | 1,573 | 98.3 | |
Informal votes | 27 | 1.7 | |
Turnout | 1,600 | 29.8 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Cable, K J. "Sutherland, John (1816–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 September 2013 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
- ^ "Mr John Sutherland (1833-1897)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Paddington". New South Wales Government Gazette (50). 5 February 1880. p. 591. Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 results Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
Categories:
- 1880 elections in Australia
- New South Wales state by-elections
- 1880s in New South Wales