1870 East Sydney colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 23 February 1870 because Henry Parkes had also been elected to Kiama and chose to resign from East Sydney.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
15 February 1870	Henry Parkes resigned.
15 February 1870	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
21 February 1870	Nominations
23 February 1870	Polling day
28 February 1870	Return of writ

Result

Henry Parkes was also elected for Kiama and chose to resign from East Sydney.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of East Sydney
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896) . 426 . Yes . 5 April 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: East Sydney . . 38 . 16 February 1870 . 7 September 2020 . 581 . Trove.