1866 East Sydney colonial by-election
# 1866 East Sydney colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 17 February 1866 because of the resignation of John Caldwell.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 13 September 1866 | John Caldwell resigned. |
| 13 September 1866 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 21 September 1866 | Nominations |
| 24 September 1866 | Polling day |
| 28 September 1866 | Return of writ |

## Result

1866 East Sydney by-election Friday 21 September :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Robert Stewart (elected) | Robert Stewart (elected) | unopposed | |
