1869 Goldfields West 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 Goldfields West on 15 February 1869 because of the resignation of George Thornton to visit England.Rutledge Martha 1974 thornton-george-4720 Thornton, George (1819 - 1901) 2020-09-16 Dates Date Event 31 December 1868 George Thornton resigned.Mr George Thornton (1819-1901) 491 Yes 13 May 2019 6 January 1869 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225472156 Writ of election: Gold Fields West New South Wales Government Gazette 4 1869-01-05 2020-09-16 43 Trove 25 January 1869 Nominations at Sofala 15 February 1869 Polling day 1 March 1869 Return of writ Result [[1869 Goldfields West colonial by-election|1869 Goldfields West by-election]]Monday 15 February1869 Goldfields West by-election 1864-5 Goldfields West_2 2020-09-16 Walter Church (elected) 325 53.0 Charles Blakefield 288 47.0 613 100.0 0 0.0 613 8.8 The by-election was caused by the resignation of George Thornton. See also Electoral results for the district of Goldfields West List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1869 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1860s in New South Wales