January 1882 East Macquarie colonial by-election
# January 1882 East Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 19 January 1882 because Edmund Webb resigned to accept appointment to the Legislative Council.

Webb, William Brodribb, John Sutherland and Samuel Terry were appointed to the Legislative Council at the same time, and the by-elections for Mudgee, Redfern and Wentworth were held between 11 and 23 January.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 29 December 1881 | Edmund Webb resigned. |
| 29 December 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 13 January 1882 | Nominations |
| 19 January 1882 | Polling day |
| 31 January 1882 | Return of writ |

## Result

January 1882 East Macquarie by-election Thursday 19 January :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alfred Pechey (elected) | Alfred Pechey (elected) | 423 | 35.1 |
| Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 375 | 31.1 |
| Charles Roberts | Charles Roberts | 357 | 29.6 |
| Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 50 | 4.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,205 | 96.8 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 40 | 3.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,245 | 60.1 |
