1882 Gundagai 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 Gundagai on 23 November 1882 because of the death of William Forster.Mr William Forster (1818–1882) 477 Yes 16 April 2019 Parliament was dissolved on the same day as the polling and so Bruce Smith could not take his seat. Dates Date Event 30 October 1882 William Forster died. 2 November 1882 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225820812 Writ of election: Gundagai New South Wales Government Gazette 442 6 November 1882 2020-09-21 5885 Trove 17 November 1882 Nominations 23 November 1882 Polling day 5 December 1882 Return of writ Result [[1882 Gundagai colonial by-election|1882 Gundagai by-election]]Thursday 23 November1882 Gundagai by-election 1880 Gundagai_1 4 September 2020 Bruce Smith (elected) 380 70.5 George Wallace 92 17.1 Robert Barbour 67 12.4 539 100.0 0 0.0 539 30.9 William Forster died. See also Electoral results for the district of Gundagai List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1882 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales