1879 East Sydney 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 East Sydney on 15 July 1879 because Alexander Stuart resigned.Sir Alexander Stuart (1824–1886) 541 Yes 11 May 2019 Stuart had been appointed agent-general however he was unable to take up the position due to financial difficulties.Bede Nairn Martha Rutledge Stuart, Sir Alexander (1824–1886) stuart-sir-alexander-4661 9 September 2020 Dates Date Event 25 November 1879 Alexander Stuart resigned. 26 November 1879 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223124472 Writ of election: East Sydney New South Wales Government Gazette 416 26 November 1879 9 September 2020 5253 Trove 15 December 1879 Nominations 17 December 1879 Polling day 23 December 1879 Return of writ Result [[1879 East Sydney colonial by-election|1879 East Sydney by-election]]Wednesday 17 DecemberAugust 1879 East Sydney by-election 1877 EastSydney_1 9 September 2020 Arthur Renwick (elected) 4,663 61.5 Robert Tooth 2,748 36.2 John Dowie 147 1.9 Thomas Dalveen 28 0.4 7,586 98.9 82 1.1 7,668 54.7 Alexander Stuart resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of East Sydney List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1879 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales