1880 Paddington 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 Paddington on 20 February 1880 because John Sutherland resigned when his company accepted a government contract to re-roll railway rails.K J Cable Sutherland, John (1816–1889) sutherland-john-4673 25 September 2013 Dates Date Event 3 February 1880 John Sutherland resigned.Mr John Sutherland (1833-1897) 666 Yes 3 May 2019 4 February 1880 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article224187957 Writ of election: Paddington New South Wales Government Gazette 50 5 February 1880 2021-05-31 591 Trove 18 February 1880 Nominations 20 February 1880 Polling day 25 February 1880 Return of writ Result [[1880 Paddington colonial by-election|1880 Paddington by-election]]Friday 20 February1880 results Paddington 1877 Paddington_1 2021-05-31 William Hezlet (elected) 1,306 83.0 John Douglass 267 17.0 1,573 98.3 27 1.7 1,600 29.8 John Sutherland resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Paddington List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1880 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales