1875 Paterson colonial by-election
# 1875 Paterson colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Paterson on 18 March 1875 caused by the death of William Arnold.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 1 March 1875 | Death of William Arnold. |
| 5 March 1875 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 11 March1875 | Nominations |
| 18 March 1875 | Polling day |
| 22 March 1875 | Return of writ |

## Results

1875 Paterson by-election Thursday 18 March :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Herbert Brown (elected) | Herbert Brown (elected) | 149 | 53.2 |
| James Brunker | James Brunker | 81 | 28.9 |
| Robert Park | Robert Park | 27 | 9.6 |
| Marshall Burdekin | Marshall Burdekin | 19 | 6.8 |
| John Jurley | John Jurley | 2 | 0.7 |
| John Nowlan | John Nowlan | 2 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 280 | 97.2 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 8 | 2.8 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 288 | 52.3 |
