1886 Yass Plains colonial by-election
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 |
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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.
- Richard Colonna-Close was a barrister in Sydney who had stood unscucessfully for Yass Plains at the election in 1885,[4]
Result[]
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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[]
- ^ a b Green, Antony. "1886 results Yass Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 May 2021.
- ^ "Mr Louis Francis Heydon (1848-1918)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Yass Plains". New South Wales Government Gazette (686). 2 December 1886. p. 8261. Retrieved 14 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1885 Yass Plains". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
Categories:
- 1886 elections in Australia
- New South Wales state by-elections
- 1880s in New South Wales