1884 West Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election for the seat of West Macquarie in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly was held on 2 July 1884 because of the resignation of Thomas Hellyer.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
17 June 1884	Thomas Hellyer resigned.[1]
18 June 1884	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
28 June 1884	Day of nomination at Perth.[3]
2 July 1884	Polling day
8 July 1884	Return of writ

Candidates

• Lewis Lloyd was a copper miner and justice of the peace who did not initially canvass the electorate and only came forward when Charles Pilcher withdrew.^[4]

• Charles Pilcher was the former member for West Macquarie before standing unsuccessfully for East Sydney in 1882. He withdrew prior to the nominations.^[3]

• William Richardson was a commission agent from Sydney who was supported by the Protection and Political Reform League and Richard Luscombe, the newly elected member for Northumberland, was active in his campaign.^[3] He had previously stood unsuccessfully for The Hastings and Manning in 1880 and The Hunter in 1882.^[5]

Result

1884 West Macquarie by-election
Wednesday 2 July ^[6]

Candidate		Votes	%
Lewis Lloyd (elected)		375	67.2
William Richardson		183	32.8
Total formal votes		558	98.6
Informal votes		8	1.4
Turnout		566	53.9

See also

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

References

1. "Mr Thomas Henry Hellyer". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
2. "Writ of election: West Macquarie". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 285. 18 June 1884. p. 3945. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
3. "Nominations for West Macquarie". The Sydney Morning Herald. 30 June 1884. p. 8. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
4. "The West Macquarie election". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 4 July 1884. p. 2. Retrieved 23 May 2021 – via Trove.
5. Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Read to Roberts". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
6. Green, Antony. "1884 West Macquarie by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 May 2021.