1879 East Sydney colonial by-election
# 1879 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 15 July 1879 because Alexander Stuart resigned. Stuart had been appointed agent-general however he was unable to take up the position due to financial difficulties.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 25 November 1879 | Alexander Stuart resigned. |
| 26 November 1879 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 15 December 1879 | Nominations |
| 17 December 1879 | Polling day |
| 23 December 1879 | Return of writ |

## Result

1879 East Sydney by-election Wednesday 17 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Arthur Renwick (elected) | Arthur Renwick (elected) | 4,663 | 61.5 |
| Robert Tooth | Robert Tooth | 2,748 | 36.2 |
| John Dowie | John Dowie | 147 | 1.9 |
| Thomas Dalveen | Thomas Dalveen | 28 | 0.4 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 7,586 | 98.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 82 | 1.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 7,668 | 54.7 |
