1880 Windsor colonial by-election
# 1880 Windsor colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Windsor on 29 July 1880 because Richard Driver died.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 8 July 1880 | Richard Driver died. |
| 9 July 1880 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 27 July 1880 | Nominations |
| 29 July 1880 | Polling day |
| 3 August 1880 | Return of writ |

## Result

1880 Windsor by-election Thursday 29 July :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Henry McQuade (elected) | Henry McQuade (elected) | 329 | 67.3 |
| William Walker | William Walker | 160 | 32.7 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 489 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 489 | 77.7 |
