A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 12 February 1877 because of the resignation of William Watson.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
16 January 1877 William Watson resigned from parliament.[1]
17 January 1877 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
5 February 1877 Nominations in Dungog
12 February 1877 Polling day
23 February 1877 Return of writ

Candidates

  • John Nowlan was a cattle breeder from Maitland who had represented The Williams from 1866 until 1874.

Result

1877 The Williams by-election
Monday 12 February [3]
Candidate Votes %
William Johnston (elected) 526 56.4
John Nowlan 409 43.6
Total formal votes 938 98.4
Informal votes 15 1.6
Turnout 953 68.2

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William (Bourn Russell) Watson (1815-1877)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: The Williams". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 23. 17 January 1877. p. 223. Retrieved 6 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "February 1877 The Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
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