September 1856 Sydney City colonial by-election

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A by-election was to be held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney City on 4 September 1856 because of the formation of the first Cowper ministry, with Charles Cowper appointed Colonial Secretary and Robert Campbell appointed Colonial Treasurer.

Dates[edit]

Date Event
25 August 1856 Formation of First Cowper ministry.
26 August 1856 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[1]
3 September 1856 Nominations
4 September 1856 Polling day
10 September 1856 Return of writ

Result[edit]

1856 Sydney City by-election
Thursday 4 September [2]
Candidate Votes %
Charles Cowper (re-elected 1) 1,993 45.6
Robert Campbell (re-elected 2) 1,831 41.9
Thomas Duigan 542 12.4
Total formal votes 4,366 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 2,183 15.7

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Writ of election: Sydney City". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 130. 26 August 1856. p. 2290. Retrieved 24 June 2021 – via Trove.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1856 Sydney City by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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