1879 University of Sydney colonial by-election
Appearance
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of University of Sydney on 15 July 1879 because William Windeyer resigned to accept a temporary appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court.[1]
While there was no qualification for candidates, Edmund Barton had graduated with a Master of Arts in 1870.[2] and Arthur Renwick was an examiner in medicine and had been elected to the Senate of the University of Sydney in 1877.[3] Barton was the unsuccessful candidate for the seat at the first election in 1876,[4] while this was Renwick's first attempt at parliament. Renwick would be elected to parliament 4 months later at the East Sydney by-election.[5]
Dates
[edit]Date | Event |
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10 August 1879 | William Windeyer resigned.[6] |
11 August 1879 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[7] |
23 August 1879 | Nominations at the Great Hall of the University |
26 August 1879 | Polling day |
9 September 1879 | Return of writ |
Result
[edit]Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Edmund Barton (elected) | 58 | 60 | |
Arthur Renwick | 38 | 40 | |
Total formal votes | 96 | 100 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0 | |
Turnout | 96 | 57 |
See also
[edit]- Electoral results for the district of University of Sydney
- List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
[edit]- ^ "Windeyer, Sir William Charles (1834–1897)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Sir Edmund Barton GCMG (1849–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
- ^ Rutledge, Martha (1976). "Renwick, Sir Arthur (1837-1908". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 6. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. pp. 20–21. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "1876 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ Green, Antony. "August 1879 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Sir William Charles Windeyer (1834–1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
- ^ "Writ of election: University of Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 290. 11 August 1879. p. 3539. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ Green, Antony. "August 1879 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.