October 1865 West Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 18 October 1865 because of the resignation of John Robertson due to financial difficulties.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
10 October 1865	John Robertson resigned.[1]
11 October 1865	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
18 October 1865	Nominations
20 October 1865	Polling day
24 October 1865	Return of writ

Result

1865 West Sydney by-election
Wednesday 18 October [3]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Robertson (elected)		unopposed

See also

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

References

1. "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
2. "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette (139). 12 October 1865. p. 1433. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "October 1865 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.