1870 Goldfields North colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 23 February 1870 because Robert Wisdom had also been elected to Lower Hunter and chose to resign from Goldfields North.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
1 March 1876	Robert Wisdom resigned.[1]
19 March 1870	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
4 April 1870	Nominations
18 April 1870	Polling day
30 April 1870	Return of writ

Result

1870 Goldfields North by-election
Monday 18 April [3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Robert Forster (elected)		249	57.8
John Burns		182	42.2
Total formal votes		431	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		431	50.7

See also

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

References

1. "Sir Robert Wisdom KCMG, QC (1830-1888)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Goldfields North". New South Wales Government Gazette (63). 22 March 1870. p. 673. Retrieved 15 September 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1870 Goldfields North by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.