1886 Yass Plains colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Yass Plains on 20 December 1886 because of the resignation of Louis Heydon.[1]

Dates[]

Date Event
29 November 1886 Louis Heydon resigned.[2]
2 December 1886 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
15 December 1886 Nominations
20 December 1886 Polling day
10 January 1887 Return of writ

Candidates[]

  • Thomas Colls was a long time resident of the district, having been a hotel proprietor before his retirement in 1879, an alderman on the council of the Municipality of Yass and former . This was the first occasion in which he stood for parliament.

Result[]

1886 Yass Plains by-election
Monday 20 December [1]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Colls (elected) 603 54.2
Richard Colonna-Close 509 45.8
Total formal votes 1,112 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,112 57.0

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1886 results Yass Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Mr Louis Francis Heydon (1848-1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Yass Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette (686). 2 December 1886. p. 8261. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Yass Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
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