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

DateEvent
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

1880 Paddington by-election
Friday 20 February [4]
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

References

  1. ↑ Cable, K J. "Sutherland, John (1816–1889)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Mr John Sutherland (1833-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: Paddington". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 50. 5 February 1880. p. 591. Retrieved 31 May 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ Green, Antony. "1880 results Paddington". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
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