1859 Illawarra 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 Illawarra on 28 October 1859 because John Hargrave resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.434 Mr John Fletcher Hargrave, QC (1815-1885) 11 March 2019 Dates Date Event 11 October 1859 John Hargrave resigned. 13 October 1859 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228602162 Writ of election: Illawarra New South Wales Government Gazette 209 13 October 1859 2020-09-27 2249 Trove 25 October 1859 Nominations 28 October 1859 Polling day 1 November 1859 Return of writ Result 1859 Illawarra by-electionMonday 19 December1859 results Illawarra 1859 Illawarra_1 2020-09-27 Samuel Gordon (elected) 389 51.3 Robert Haworth 370 48.7 759 100.0 0 0.0 759 57.7 John Hargrave resigned to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council. See also Electoral results for the district of Illawarra List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1859 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1850s in New South Wales