1866 Illawarra colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 10 September 1866 following the resignation of Patrick Osborne.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
24 August 1866	Patrick Osborne resigned.[1]
28 August 1860	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
6 September 1866	Nominations
10 September 1866	Polling day
18 September 1866	Return of writ

Candidates

John Stewart had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1860 election, receiving 46.% of the vote,[3] and again at the 1864 election receiving 43.3% of the vote.[4]

Result

1866 Illawarra by-election
Monday 10 September [5]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Stewart (elected)		460	56.7
Joseph Wilshire		352	43.3
Total formal votes		812	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		812	63.1

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Patrick Hill Osborne (1832 - 1902)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Illawarra". New South Wales Government Gazette (163). 29 August 1866. p. 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1860 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
4. Green, Antony. "1864 Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
5. Green, Antony. "1866 results Illawarra". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2019.