January 1866 Williams colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Williams on 22 January 1866 because Marshall Burdekin had been appointed Colonial Treasurer in the fourth Cowper ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested however on this occasion a poll was required at both The Williams and West Sydney (John Robertson). Both Robertson and Burdekin were defeated, with the Cowper government falling, replaced by the second Martin ministry.[2]

Dates
DateEvent
1 January 1866 Marshall Burdekin appointed Colonial Treasurer.[1][3]
9 January 1866 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[4]
18 January 1866 Nominations.[5]
22 January 1866 Polling day
31 January 1866 Return of writ

Result
1866 Williams by-election
Monday 22 January [6][7]
Candidate Votes %
Frederick Manton (elected) 366 56.1
Marshall Burdekin (defeated) 260 39.9
Henry Ellis 26 4.0
Joseph Abbott [lower-alpha 1] 0 0.0
Total formal votes 652 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 652 57.0

See also

Notes
  1. The New South Wales elections results database lists Joseph Abbott as a candidate. The report of the nominations by the Maitland Mercury says that Abbott withdrew in favour of Frederick Manton to avoid splitting the liberal vote.[5]

References
  1. "Mr Marshall Burdekin (1837-1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  2. "Part 6 Ministries since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  3. "Appointment of Marshall Burdekin to be Secretary for Lands". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 4. 4 January 1866. p. 29. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
  4. "Writs of election: The Williams". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 11. 9 January 1866. p. 117. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "The Williams electorate: the nomination". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 20 January 1866. p. 4. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
  6. Green, Antony. "January 1866 Williams by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "The Williams: declaration of the poll". The Maitland Mercury and Hunter River General Advertiser. 27 January 1866. p. 4. Retrieved 8 November 2020 – via Trove.
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