1861_East_Sydney_colonial_by-election

1861 East Sydney colonial by-election

1861 East Sydney colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 29 May 1861 because Henry Parkes had resigned having accepted a government commission with a salary of £1,000 to travel to England to lecture on immigration with William Bede Dalley.[1]

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References

  1. [1]
    Martin, A W. "Parkes, Sir Henry (1815–96)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. [2]
    "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. [3]
    "Writs of election: East Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 112. 15 May 1861. p. 1058. Retrieved 6 September 2020 – via Trove.
  4. [4]
    Green, Antony. "1861 East Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
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