1881 Argyle colonial by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Argyle on 9 December 1881 because of the death of Phillip G. Myers on 16 November 1881.[1]
Dates
[edit]Date | Event |
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16 November 1881 | Phillip G. Myers died.[1] |
23 November 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
5 December 1881 | Nominations |
9 December 1881 | Polling day |
15 December 1881 | Return of writ |
Results
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
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John Gannon (elected) | 933 | 53.1 | |
Louis Heydon | 825 | 46.9 | |
Total formal votes | 1,758 | 98.5 | |
Informal votes | 26 | 1.5 | |
Turnout | 1,784 | 63.3 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mr Phillip Myers (1839-1881)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: Argyle". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 477. 23 November 1881. p. 6037. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1881 Argyle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.