1886 Mudgee colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Mudgee on 29 June 1886 because of the resignation of John Robertson attributed to ill-health, financial difficulties and loss of the premiership.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
19 June 1886	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
29 June 1886	Nominations
2 July 1886	Polling day
8 July 1886	Return of writ

Results

1886 Mudgee by-election
Tuesday 29 June [3]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Wall (elected)		unopposed

See also

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

References

1. Nairn, Bede. "Robertson, Sir John (1816–1891)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Melbourne University Press. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
2. "Writ of election: Mudgee". New South Wales Government Gazette (338). 19 June 1886. p. 4151. Retrieved 9 October 2019 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1886 results Mudgee". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 October 2019.