- Source: 1886 Wollombi colonial by-election
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wollombi on 17 December 1886 because of the resignation of Lyall Scott due to ill health.
Dates
Candidates
Richard Stevenson was a retired journalist who had previously stood unsuccessfully for Grafton and The Clarence.
Walter Vivian was an estate agent from Manly who had contested Wollombi in 1885, defeated by a margin of 335 votes (35.5%).
This was at the emergence of political parties in New South Wales, and both candidates declared their support for free trade.
Result
See also
Electoral results for the district of Wollombi
List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- 1886 Wollombi colonial by-election
- 1886 Mudgee colonial by-election
- 1886 Redfern colonial by-election
- 1886 Gwydir colonial by-election
- 1886 Bathurst colonial by-election
- 1886 Yass Plains colonial by-election
- Electoral results for the district of Wollombi
- 1887 Kiama colonial by-election
- Members of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly, 1885–1887
- 1887 Bourke colonial by-election
