1860 East Sydney 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 East Sydney on 20 January 1860 because Charles Cowper had resigned from parliament on 26 October 1859,Sir Charles Cowper [1] (1807–1875) 322 Yes 6 September 2020https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13032340 Charles Cowper Charles Cowper To the electors of East Sydney The Sydney Morning Herald 28 October 1859 6 September 2020 8 Trove but was re-elected at the resulting by-election, having been nominated without his consent.1859 East Sydney by-election 1859 EastSydney_1 6 September 2020https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13033177 Charles Cowper Charles Cowper To the electors of East Sydney The Sydney Morning Herald 14 November 1859 6 September 2020 1 Trove Dates Date Event 27 October 1859 Charles Cowper resigned from parliament. 10 November 1859 Charles Cowper re-elected. 17 November 1859 Charles Cowper resigned from Parliament, again. 9 January 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230039164 Writs of election: East Sydney New South Wales Government Gazette 5 9 January 1860 6 September 2020 39 Trove 18 January 1860 Nominations. 20 January 1860 Polling day 24 January 1860 Return of writ Candidates Peter Faucett was a barrister and former member of the Legislative Assembly. He had received the most votes of the unsuccessful candidates at the 1859 East Sydney by-election. Robert Stewart was cabinetmaker and undertaking who was nominated by the Reverend John Lang. He had received the most votes of the unsuccessful candidates at the 1859 West Sydney election.1859 West Sydney 1 May 2020 John West was the conservative editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Antony Green described his nomination as a joke on the hustings. The Empire gave a detailed account of the nomination of Reverend West,https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article64096160 East Sydney: the nomination The Empire 19 January 1860 6 September 2020 5 Trove while the Sydney Morning Herald reported that the nominator had spoken in a "facetious strain for some minutes".https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article13035733 East Sydney Election The Sydney Morning Herald 19 January 1860 6 September 2020 4–5 Trove Result 1860 East Sydney by-electionThursday 10 November1860 East Sydney by-election 1859 EastSydney_2 6 September 2020 Peter Faucett (elected) 1,346 50.3 Robert Stewart 1,315 49.2 John West 14 0.5 2,675 100.0 0 0.0 2,675 30.0 Charles Cowper resigned for a second time, having been nominated without his consent. See also Electoral results for the district of East Sydney List of New South Wales state by-elections References expanded Category:1860 elections in Australia Category:New South Wales state by-elections Category:1860s in New South Wales