1887 St Leonards 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 St Leonards on 24 October 1887 because of the resignation of Sir Henry Parkes (Free Trade) due to insolvency, having assigned his estate for the benefit of his creditors.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223982614 Notice is hereby given that by an indenture of assignment New South Wales Government Gazette 570 14 October 1887 2021-05-08 6859 Trove Dates Date Event 14 October 1887 Sir Henry Parkes assigned his estate for the benefit of his creditors. 18 October 1887 Sir Henry Parkes resigned.Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896) 426 Yes 5 April 2019 19 October 1887 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article223983052 Writ of election: St Leonards New South Wales Government Gazette 581 19 October 1887 2021-05-08 6997 Trove 24 October 1887 Nominations 25 October 1887 Polling day 26 October 1887 Return of writ Result <includeonly></includeonly>1887 St Leonards by-electionMonday 24 October1887 St Leonards by-election 1887 St Leonards_1 2021-05-08 Free Trade Sir Henry Parkes (elected) unopposed Free Trade No Sir Henry Parkes (Free Trade) resigned due to insolvency. See also Electoral results for the district of St Leonards List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1887 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1880s in New South Wales