1877 Hawkesbury colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hawkesbury on 7 April 1877 because William Piddington had been appointed Colonial Treasurer in the second Parkes ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion, The Hawkesbury was the only district at which the re-election of a minister was opposed.[2]

Dates
Date Event
23 March 1877 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
4 April 1877 Nominations
7 April 1877 Polling day
19 April 1877 Return of writ

Results
1877 The Hawkesbury by-election [4]
Candidate Votes %
William Piddington 439 72.80
George Davies 164 27.20
Informal votes 0 0.00
Turnout 603 43.70 [lower-alpha 1]
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See also

Notes
  1. Turnout is an estimate based on the roll of 1,380 at the election on 30 October 1877.

References
  1. "Mr William Richman Piddington (1815–1887)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. "The Hawkesbury election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 April 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Writ of election: The Hawkesbury". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). 23 March 1877. p. 1213. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Green, Antony. "1877 results The Hawkesbury". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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