1880 Kiama colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 2 July 1880 because of the resignation of Samuel Charles ahead of a long trip to Britain.[1]

Dates
Date Event
17 June 1880 Samuel Charles resigned.[1]
18 June 1880 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
30 June 1880 Nominations
2 July 1880 Polling day
13 July 1880 Return of writ

Results
1880 Kiama by-election [3]
Candidate Votes %
Harman Tarrant 450 82.9
W J Coulter 93 17.1
Total formal votes 543 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 543 45.3
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See also

References
  1. "Mr Samuel Charles (1818-1901)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Kiama". New South Wales Government Gazette (227). 18 June 1880. p. 2991. Retrieved 22 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Green, Antony. "1880 results Kiama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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