1866 Clarence colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

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]

## Dates[edit]

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

## Candidates[edit]

* John Robertson had been appointed Secretary for Lands but had been defeated at the resulting 1866 West Sydney by-election.[3]

* Alexander MacKellar had been the second placed candidate at the 1859 election for The Clarence receiving 30.3% of the vote.[4]

## Results[edit]

1866 The Clarence by-election
Monday 27 August [5] Candidate  | Votes  | %

|
|

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

## See also[edit]

* Electoral results for the district of Clarence
* List of New South Wales state by-elections

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Mr John Connell Laycock (1818-1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
2. ^ "Writ of election: The Clarence". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 148\. 1 August 1866. p. 1771. Retrieved 8 October 2019 - via Trove.
3. ^ Green, Antony. "1880 results West Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
4. ^ Green, Antony. "1859 results The Clarence". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
5. ^ Green, Antony. "1866 results The Clarence". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

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