1866 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 10 September 1866, following the resignation of Patrick Osborne.652 Mr Patrick Hill Osborne (1832 - 1902) Yes 12 April 2019 Dates Date Event 24 August 1866 Patrick Osborne resigned. 28 August 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225470916 Writ of election: Illawarra New South Wales Government Gazette 163 29 August 1866 2020-09-27 2017 Trove 6 September 1866 Nominations 10 September 1866 Polling day 18 September 1866 Return of writ Candidates John Stewart had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1860 election, receiving 46.% of the vote,1860 Illawarra 2020-09-27 and again at the 1864 election receiving 43.3% of the vote.1864 Illawarra 164-5 Illawarra 2020-09-27 Result [[1866 Illawarra colonial by-election|1866 Illawarra by-election]]Monday 10 September1866 results Illawarra 1864-5 Illawarra_1 8 October 2019 John Stewart (elected) 460 56.7 Joseph Wilshire 352 43.3 812 100.0 0 0.0 812 63.1 Patrick Osborne resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Illawarra List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1866 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1860s in New South Wales Category:September 1866 in Australia