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October 1865 West Sydney colonial by-election

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By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 18 October 1865 because of the resignation of John Robertson due to financial difficulties.

Dates

Date	Event
10 October 1865	John Robertson resigned.
11 October 1865	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
18 October 1865	Nominations
20 October 1865	Polling day
24 October 1865	Return of writ

Result

1865 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 18 October
Candidate		Votes	%
John Robertson (elected)		unopposed

See also

References

^ "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
"Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 139. 12 October 1865. p. 1433. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
Green, Antony. "October 1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.

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