A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paddington on 20 February 1880 because John Sutherland resigned when his company accepted a government contract to re-roll railway rails.[1]
Dates
edit| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 3 February 1880 | John Sutherland resigned.[2] |
| 4 February 1880 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3] |
| 18 February 1880 | Nominations |
| 20 February 1880 | Polling day |
| 25 February 1880 | Return of writ |
Result
edit| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Hezlet (elected) | 1,306 | 83.0 | |
| John Douglass | 267 | 17.0 | |
| Total formal votes | 1,573 | 98.3 | |
| Informal votes | 27 | 1.7 | |
| Turnout | 1,600 | 29.8 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cable, K J. "Sutherland, John (1816–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
- ^ "Mr John Sutherland (1833-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Paddington". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 50. 5 February 1880. p. 591. Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1880 results Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.