1883 Newtown 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 Newtown on 13 January 1883. The election was triggered by the appointment of Henry Copeland as Secretary for Public Works in the Stuart ministry.The Hon. Henry Copeland (1839-1904) 751 Yes 23 May 2019 George Reid comfortably retained his seat at the East Sydney by-election held the week before,1883 East Sydney by-election 1 1882 EastSydney_1 12 November 2019 while the six other ministers, Alexander Stuart (Illawarra), George Dibbs (St Leonards), Henry Cohen (West Maitland), James Farnell (New England), Francis Wright (Redfern) and Joseph Abbott (Gunnedah), were re-elected unopposed.1882 to 1885 by-elections 1882 ByElections 10 September 2020 Dates Date Event 5 January 1883 Henry Copeland accepts appointment as Secretary for Public Works. 6 January 1883 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article221658808 Writ of election: Newtown New South Wales Government Gazette 13 6 January 1883 12 November 2019 144 Trove 11 January 1883 Nominations 13 January 1883 Polling day 16 January 1883 Return of writ Results [[1883 Newtown colonial by-election|1883 Newtown by-election]]Saturday 13 January1883 Newtown by-election 1882 Newtown_1 12 November 2019 Joseph Mitchell (elected) 1,249 50.7 Henry Copeland (defeated) 1,217 49.4 2,466 100.0 0 0.0 2,466 64.7 Henry Copeland was appointed Secretary for Public Works in the Stuart ministry. Aftermath The next by-election was held the following week for East Sydney and Henry Copeland was comfortably elected.1883 East Sydney by-election 2 1882 EastSydney_2 12 November 2019 See also Electoral results for the district of Newtown List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded 1883 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales Category:January 1883 in Australia