1882 Wentworth colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia May 2021 May 2021 A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wentworth on 23 January 1882 because of the resignation of William Brodribb to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.Brodribb, William Adams (1809–1886) Finch Jannette Teale Ruth 1969 brodribb-william-adams-3060 2020-11-04 Dates Date Event 29 December 1881 William Brodribb resigned,Mr William Adams Brodribb (1809-1886) 344 Yes 30 June 2020 and summoned to the Legislative Council.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221699096 Summoned to the Legislative Council New South Wales Government Gazette 567 29 December 1881 4 November 2020 6793 Trove Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221699224 Writ of election: Wentworth New South Wales Government Gazette 571 30 December 1881 2020-11-04 6891 Trove 13 January 1882 Nominations 23 January 1882 Polling day 6 February 1882 Return of writ Result [[1882 Wentworth colonial by-election|1882 Wentworth by-election]]Monday 23 January1882 Wentworth by-election 1880 Wentworth_1 2020-11-04 Edward Quin (elected) 216 50.7 Evan Evans 210 49.3 426 100.0 0 0.0 426 22.4 William Brodribb resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council. See also Electoral results for the district of Wentworth List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1882 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales