1883 Newtown colonial by-election
By-election in New South Wales, Australia
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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Newtown on 13 January 1883. The election was triggered by the appointment of Henry Copeland as Secretary for Public Works in the Stuart ministry.[1]
George Reid comfortably retained his seat at the East Sydney by-election held the week before,[2] while the six other ministers, Alexander Stuart (Illawarra), George Dibbs (St Leonards), Henry Cohen (West Maitland), James Farnell (New England), Francis Wright (Redfern) and Joseph Abbott (Gunnedah), were re-elected unopposed.[3]
Dates
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 5 January 1883 | Henry Copeland accepts appointment as Secretary for Public Works.[1] |
| 6 January 1883 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4] |
| 11 January 1883 | Nominations |
| 13 January 1883 | Polling day |
| 16 January 1883 | Return of writ |
Results
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Mitchell (elected) | 1,249 | 50.7 | |
| Henry Copeland (defeated) | 1,217 | 49.4 | |
| Total formal votes | 2,466 | 100.0 | |
| Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Turnout | 2,466 | 64.7 | |
Aftermath
The next by-election was held the following week for East Sydney and Henry Copeland was comfortably elected.[6]