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]

  1. ^ "Mr William Richman Piddington (1815–1887)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  2. ^ "The Hawkesbury election". The Sydney Morning Herald. 5 April 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 20 October 2019 – via Trove.