A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 2 July 1880 because of the resignation of Samuel Charles ahead of a long trip to Britain.[1]
Date | Event |
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17 June 1880 | Samuel Charles resigned.[1] |
18 June 1880 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] |
30 June 1880 | Nominations |
2 July 1880 | Polling day |
13 July 1880 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Harman Tarrant (elected) | 450 | 82.9 | |
William Coulter | 93 | 17.1 | |
Total formal votes | 543 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 543 | 45.3 |
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