A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 10 September 1866, following the resignation of Patrick Osborne.
Dates Date Event 24 August 1866 Patrick Osborne resigned. 28 August 1860 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 6 September 1866 Nominations 10 September 1866 Polling day 18 September 1866 Return of writ
Candidates John Stewart had been the unsuccessful candidate at the 1860 election, receiving 46.% of the vote, and again at the 1864 election receiving 43.3% of the vote.
Result
Patrick Osborne resigned.
See also Electoral results for the district of Illawarra List of New South Wales state by-elections
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