1877 Hawkesbury colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Hawkesbury on 7 April 1877 because William Piddington had been appointed Colonial Treasurer in the second Parkes ministry.^[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and on this occasion, The Hawkesbury was the only district at which the re-election of a minister was opposed.^[2]

Dates

Date	Event
23 March 1877	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
4 April 1877	Nominations
7 April 1877	Polling day
19 April 1877	Return of writ

Results

1877 The Hawkesbury by-election
Saturday 7 April ^[4]

Candidate		Votes	%
William Piddington (elected)		439	72.8
George Davies		164	27.2
Total formal votes		603	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		603	43.7 [a]

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Hawkesbury
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes

1. Turnout is an estimate based on the roll of 1,380 at the election on 30 October 1877.^[5]