1857 Cumberland (South Riding) colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia June 2021 June 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Cumberland South Riding on 12 June 1856 because William Manning resigned in May 1857 due to ill-health.Sir William Montagu Manning (1811-1895) 375 Yes 13 June 2019 Dates Date Event 18 May 1857 William Manning resigned. 21 May 1857 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article229957144 Writ of election: Argyle New South Wales Government Gazette 77 22 May 1857 2021-06-24 1158 Trove 9 June 1857 Nominations 12 June 1857 Polling day 16 June 1857 Return of writ Result 1857 Cumberland (South Riding) by-electionFriday 12 June1857 Cumberland (South Riding) by-election 1856 CumberlandSouthRiding_4 12 June 2019 James Byrnes (elected) 769 58.4 Ryan Brenan 548 41.6 1,317 100.0 0 0.0 1,317 36.2 William Manning resigned on account of ill-health. See also Electoral results for the district of Cumberland (South Riding) List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1857 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1850s in New South Wales