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Electoral results for the district of University of Sydney

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University of Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales, was created in 1876 and abolished in 1880.[1][2][3][4]

Election Member Party
1876 by   William Windeyer None
1877
1879 by   Edmund Barton None

Election results

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Elections in the 1870s

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1879 by-election

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1879 University of Sydney by-election
Tuesday 26 August [5]
Candidate Votes %
Edmund Barton (elected) 58 60
Arthur Renwick 38 40
Total formal votes 96 100
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 96 57
William Windeyer resigned.[5]

1877

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1876 by-election

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1876 University of Sydney by-election
Friday 8 September [7]
Candidate Votes %
William Windeyer (elected) 49 53
Edmund Barton 43 47
Total formal votes 92 100
Informal votes 0 0
Turnout 92 83

References

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  1. ^ Green, Antony. "Elections for the District of University of Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Part 5B alphabetical list of all electorates and Members since 1856" (PDF). NSW Parliamentary Record. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Sir William Charles Windeyer (1834–1897)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Sir Edmund Barton GCMG (1849–1920)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
  5. ^ a b Green, Antony. "August 1879 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1877 University of Sydney". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ Green, Antony. "1876 University of Sydney by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 31 October 2020.