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October 1865 West Sydney colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 18 October 1865 because of the resignation of John Robertson due to financial difficulties.[1]

Dates

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Date Event
10 October 1865 John Robertson resigned.[1]
11 October 1865 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
18 October 1865 Nominations
20 October 1865 Polling day
24 October 1865 Return of writ

Result

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1865 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 18 October [3]
Candidate Votes %
John Robertson (elected) unopposed  

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 139. 12 October 1865. p. 1433. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "October 1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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