A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of the Clarence on 27 August 1866 following the resignation of John Laycock.[1]
Date | Event |
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1 August 1866 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2] |
20 August 1866 | Nominations |
27 August 1866 | Polling day, between the hours of 8 am and 6 pm |
10 September 1866 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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John Robertson (elected) | 219 | 57.2 | |
Alexander MacKellar | 164 | 42.8 | |
Total formal votes | 383 | 98.2 | |
Informal votes | 7 | 1.8 | |
Turnout | 390 | 18.3 |