December_1856_Sydney_City_colonial_by-election

December 1856 Sydney City colonial by-election

December 1856 Sydney City colonial by-election

By-election in New South Wales, Australia


A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney City ion 30 December 1856 because of the resignation of Henry Parkes due to financial difficulties with his newspaper The Empire.[1]

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References

  1. "Sir Henry Parkes (1815-1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Sydney City". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 188. 23 December 1856. p. 3132. Retrieved 25 June 2021 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "Sydney City by-election 2 1856". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 12 June 2019.

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