1860 Windsor colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Windsor on 12 March 1860 because of the resignation of William Dalley.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
25 February 1860	William Dalley resigned.
29 February 1860	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
9 March 1860	Nominations
12 March 1860	Polling day
15 March 1860	Return of writ

Candidates

• Dr Julius Berncastle was a surgeon who specialised in the treatment of eyes (oculist) and ears (aurist).^[3] He had stood as a candidate at the 1860 election for West Sydney but had attracted less than 1% of the vote.^[4]
• William Walker was a solicitor and member of the Anti-Transportation League who had campaigned for John Darvall at the 1856 election for Cumberland North Riding and for Thomas Smith at the 1857 Cumberland North Riding by-election.

Result

William Dalley resigned.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Windsor (New South Wales)
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Mr William Bede Dalley (1831–1888) . 640 . Yes . 2021-01-05.
2. News: Writ of election: Windsor . . 44 . 29 February 1860 . 2021-01-05 . 429 . Trove.
3. Book: Gibbney . H J . Smith . Ann . A Biographical register 1788-1939 : Notes from the Name Index of the Australian Dictionary of Biography . 1987 . . Canberra . 0731500989 . 54 . 5 January 2021.
4. 1860 . West Sydney . 29 April 2020.