1887 Kiama colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 13 January 1887 because of the resignation of Harman Tarrant,[1] due to the pressures of his professional practice as a surgeon.[2]

Dates
Date Event
24 December 1886 Harman Tarrant resigned.[2]
29 December 1886 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[3]
10 January 1887 Nominations
13 January 1887 Polling day
20 January 1887 Return of writ

Results
1887 Kiama by-election [4]
Candidate Votes %
Angus Cameron 673 64.3
Bruce Smith 373 35.7
Total formal votes 1,046 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 1,046 64.5
gollark: So could most things.
gollark: As someone in the school system, I don't like it.
gollark: Isn't that merit goods and not inelastic demand?
gollark: It'll finally be able to negotiate better trade deals with aliens!
gollark: One day the UK will just vote to leave Earth, and try and launch itself into orbit to stop immigration or somehow negotiate better trade deals.

See also

References
  1. "Mr Harman John Tarrant (1844-1900)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. "Resignation of Dr Tarrant". The Daily Telegraph. 25 December 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 22 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Writ of election: Kiama". New South Wales Government Gazette (751). 29 December 1886. p. 8913. Retrieved 22 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. Green, Antony. "1887 results Kiama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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