1883 Glebe colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Glebe on 22 May 1883 because Sir George Allen resigned to go on an extended trip to England.^[1][2]

Dates

Date	Event
14 August 1883	Sir George Allen reigned.[1]
18 August 1883	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
27 August 1883	Nominations
29 August 1883	Polling day
5 September 1883	Return of writ

Result

1883 Glebe by-election
Wednesday 29 August ^[2]

Candidate		Votes	%
Michael Chapman (elected)		827	55.1
Henry Daly		350	23.3
William Pritchard		323	21.5
Total formal votes		1,500	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		1,500	54.5

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Glebe
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Sir George Wigram Allen (1824-1885)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
2. Green, Antony. "1883 Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
3. "Writ of election: Glebe". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 351. 20 August 1883. p. 4481. Retrieved 11 September 2020 – via Trove.