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1885 Argyle 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 Argyle on 31 March 1885 because of the resignation of John Gannon resigned due to ill health.

Dates

Date Event
17 March 1888 John Gannon resigned.
17 March 1885 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
27 March 1885 Nominations
31 March 1885 Polling day
7 April 1885 Return of writ

Results

1885 Argyle by-election
31 March 1885 
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (elected) 816 51.3%
John Osborne 775 48.7%
Total formal votes 1,591 97.5
Informal votes 41 2.5
Turnout 1,632 56.0

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr John Thomas Gannon (1830-1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Argyle". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 111. 18 March 1885. p. 1739. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "Argyle by-election 1885". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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