April 1866 Williams colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 19 April 1866 because the seat of Frederick Manton was declared vacant due to insolvency.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
22 January 1866	Frederick Manton elected in the by-election.[1]
29 March 1866	Frederick Manton's seat declared vacant due to insolvency.[1]
	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
14 April 1866	Nominations.[3]
19 April 1866	Polling day
30 April 1866	Return of writ

Result

1866 Williams by-election
Thursday 19 April [4]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Nowlan (elected)		375	49.2
Joseph Abbott		205	26.9
Archibald Jacob		182	23.9
Total formal votes		762	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		762	57.0

See also

• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Mr Frederick Julian Manton (1830-1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
2. "Writs of election: The Williams". New South Wales Government Gazette (62). 3 April 1866. p. 825. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
3. "The Williams electorate: the nomination". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 20 January 1866. p. 4. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "April 1866 Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.