March 1870 West Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Sydney on 2 March 1870 because of the resignation of John Robertson due to financial difficulties.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
22 February 1870	John Robertson resigned.^[1]
22 February 1870	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.^[2]
28 February 1870	Nominations
2 March 1870	Polling day
9 March 1870	Return of writ

^ ^a ^b "Sir John Robertson (1816–1891)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
^ "Writ of election: West Sydney". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 44. 23 February 1870. p. 453. Retrieved 7 November 2020 – via Trove.
^ Green, Antony. "March 1870 West Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2020.