1880 Illawarra colonial by-election
# 1880 Illawarra colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Illawarra on 7 July 1880 following the resignation of Samuel Gray.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 22 June 1880 | Samuel Gray resigned. |
| 23 June 1880 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 5 July 1880 | Nominations |
| 7 July 1880 | Polling day |
| 17 July 1880 | Return of writ |

## Result

1880 Illawarra by-election Wednesday 7 July :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Alexander Stuart (elected) | Alexander Stuart (elected) | 686 | 60.3 |
| Andrew Lysaght Sr. | Andrew Lysaght Sr. | 437 | 38.4 |
| Peter Orvad | Peter Orvad | 14 | 1.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 1,137 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 1,137 | 70.9 |
