A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 7 July 1865 because of the resignation of John Darvall to return to England.[1]
Dates edit
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 22 June 1865 | John Darvall resigned.[2] |
| 28 June 1865 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 5 July 1865 | Nominations |
| 7 July 1865 | Polling day |
| 12 July 1865 | Return of writ |
Result edit
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | 1,314 | 53.8 | |
| William Love | 1,130 | 46.2 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,444 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 2,444 | 31.3 | |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Rathbone, R W. "Darvall, Sir John Bayley (1809 - 1883)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ "Sir John Bayley Darvall MA, QC (1809-1883)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 139. 28 June 1865. p. 1433. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "July 1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.