1860 St Leonards colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of St Leonards on 2 May 1860 because Edward Sayers resigned.[1]

Dates[edit]

Date Event
16 April 1860 Edward Sayers resigned.[1]
18 April 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
30 April 1860 Nominations at Ryde.[3]
2 May 1860 Polling day.[4][5]
8 May 1860 Return of writ

Polling places[edit]

Result[edit]

1860 St Leonards by-election
Wednesday 2 May [6]
Candidate Votes %
James Farnell (elected) 382 52.7
Isaac Shepherd 343 47.3
Total formal votes 725 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 725 49.1

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Mr Edward Mawney Sayers (1818-1909)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Writ of election: St Leonards". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 76. 18 April 1860. p. 761. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Nomination for St Leonard's". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 May 1860. p. 5. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "St Leonard's election: declaration of the poll". The Empire. 8 May 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 22 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "St Leonard's election: declaration of the poll". The Sydney Morning Herald. 23 February 1860. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1860 St Leonards by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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