1859 Illawarra colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 28 October 1859 because John Hargrave resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
11 October 1859	John Hargrave resigned.[1]
13 October 1859	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
25 October 1859	Nominations
28 October 1859	Polling day
1 November 1859	Return of writ

Result

1859 Illawarra by-election
Monday 19 December [3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Samuel Gordon (elected)		389	51.3
Robert Haworth		370	48.7
Total formal votes		759	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		759	57.7

See also

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

References

1. "Mr John Fletcher Hargrave, QC (1815-1885)". Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette (209). 13 October 1859. p. 2249. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1859 results Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.