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.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
17 March 1888 John Gannon resigned.[1]
17 March 1885 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
27 March 1885 Nominations
31 March 1885 Polling day
7 April 1885 Return of writ

Results

1885 Argyle by-election
31 March 1885 [3]
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. 1 2 "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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