A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 7 July 1865 because of the resignation of John Darvall to return to England. [1]
Date | Event |
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22 June 1865 | John Darvall resigned. [2] |
28 June 1865 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [3] |
5 July 1865 | Nominations |
7 July 1865 | Polling day |
12 July 1865 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Geoffrey Eagar (elected) | 1,314 | 53.8 | |
William Love | 1,130 | 46.2 | |
Total formal votes | 2,444 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 2,444 | 31.3 |