A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 23 January 1883 because John McElhone had also been elected to Upper Hunter and chose to resign from East Sydney.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
30 November 1882 Election for East Sydney.[2]
11 January 1883 First by-election for East Sydney.[3]
17 January 1883 John McElhone resigned as member for East Sydney.[1]
18 January 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
22 January 1883 Nominations
23 January 1883 Polling day
24 January 1883 Return of writ

Candidates

Result

1883 East Sydney by-election
Tuesday 23 January [7]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Copeland (elected) 2,942 67.8
Arthur Renwick 1,397 32.2
Total formal votes 4,339 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 4,339 53.9

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr John McElhone (1833-1898)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  2. 1 2 Green, Antony. "1882 East Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "First January 1883 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "Writ of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 416. 19 January 1883. p. 5253. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ↑ "The Hon. Henry Copeland (1839-1904)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Green, Antony. "1883 Newtown by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Green, Antony. "Second January 1883 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
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