1874 East Sydney colonial by-election
# 1874 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 15 July 1874 because James Neale resigned.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 25 June 1874 | James Neale resigned. |
| 26 June 1874 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 13 July 1874 | Nominations |
| 15 July 1874 | Polling day |
| 31 July 1874 | Return of writ |

## Result

1874 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 15 July :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Charles Moore (elected) | Charles Moore (elected) | 2,385 | 74.1 |
| John Douglass | John Douglass | 813 | 25.2 |
| William Cover | William Cover | 22 | 0.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 3,220 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 3,220 | 28.2 |
