1877 Williams 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 The Williams on 12 February 1877 because of the resignation of William Watson.Mr William (Bourn Russell) Watson (1815-1877) 424 Yes 1 May 2019 Dates Date Event 16 January 1877 William Watson resigned from parliament. 17 January 1877 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223126796 Writ of election: The Williams New South Wales Government Gazette 23 17 January 1877 2021-06-06 223 Trove 5 February 1877 Nominations in Dungog 12 February 1877 Polling day 23 February 1877 Return of writ Candidates William Johnston was a general merchant at Clarence Town. This was his first occasion standing for the Legislative Assembly. John Nowlan was a cattle breeder from Maitland who had represented The Williams from 1866 until 1874. Result [[1877 Williams colonial by-election|1877 The Williams by-election]]Monday 12 FebruaryFebruary 1877 The Williams by-election 1874-5 WilliamsThe_1 16 November 2019 William Johnston (elected) 526 56.4 John Nowlan 409 43.6 938 98.4 15 1.6 953 68.2 William Watson resigned. See also Electoral results for the district of Williams List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1877 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1870s in New South Wales