A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 19 April 1866 because the seat of Frederick Manton was declared vacant due to insolvency.[1]
Date | Event |
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22 January 1866 | Frederick Manton elected in the by-election.[1] |
29 March 1866 | Frederick Manton's seat declared vacant due to insolvency.[1] |
Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2] | |
14 April 1866 | Nominations.[3] |
19 April 1866 | Polling day |
30 April 1866 | Return of writ |
Candidate | Votes | % | |
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John Nowlan (elected) | 375 | 49.2 | |
Joseph Abbott | 205 | 26.9 | |
Archibald Jacob | 182 | 23.9 | |
Total formal votes | 762 | 100.0 | |
Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 | |
Turnout | 762 | 57.0 |
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