1881 Argyle colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Argyle on 9 December 1881 because of the death of Phillip Myers on 16 November 1881.[1]

Dates
Date Event
16 November 1881 Phillip Myers died.[1]
23 November 1881 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
5 December 1881 Nominations
9 December 1881 Polling day
15 December 1881 Return of writ

Results
1881 Argyle by-election
9 December 1881 [3]
Candidate Votes %
John Gannon (elected) 933 53.1%
Louis Heydon 825 46.9%
Total formal votes 1,758 98.5
Informal votes 26 1.5
Turnout 1,784 63.3%

See also

References
  1. "Mr Phillip Myers (1839-1881)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Argyle". New South Wales Government Gazette (477). 23 November 1881. p. 6037. Retrieved 26 July 2020 – via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1881 Argyle by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
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