A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 13 January 1883. The election was triggered by the appointment of Henry Copeland as Secretary for Public Works in the Stuart ministry.[1]
George Reid comfortably retained his seat at the East Sydney by-election held the week before,[2] while the six other ministers, Alexander Stuart (Illawarra), George Dibbs (St Leonards), Henry Cohen (West Maitland), James Farnell (New England), Francis Wright (Redfern) and Joseph Abbott (Gunnedah), were re-elected unopposed.[3]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 January 1883 | Henry Copeland accepts appointment as Secretary for Public Works.[1] |
| 6 January 1883 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 11 January 1883 | Nominations |
| 13 January 1883 | Polling day |
| 16 January 1883 | Return of writ |
Results edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mitchell (elected) | 1,249 | 50.7 | |
| Henry Copeland (defeated) | 1,217 | 49.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,466 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 2,466 | 64.7 | |
Aftermath edit
The next by-election was held the following week for East Sydney and Henry Copeland was comfortably elected.[6]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "The Hon. Henry Copeland (1839-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1883 East Sydney by-election 1". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1882 to 1885 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Writ of election: Newtown". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 13. 6 January 1883. p. 144. Retrieved 12 November 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1883 Newtown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1883 East Sydney by-election 2". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.