1874 West Maitland colonial by-election
# 1874 West Maitland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Maitland on 4 August 1874 because Benjamin Lee resigned.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 20 July 1874 | Benjamin Lee resigned. |
| 22 July 1874 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 3 August 1874 | Nominations |
| 4 August 1874 | Polling day |
| 31 August 1874 | Return of writ |

## Result

1874 West Maitland by-election Tuesday 4 August :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Lewis Levy (elected) | Lewis Levy (elected) | 647 | 80.1 |
| Archibald Hamilton | Archibald Hamilton | 129 | 19.9 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 647 | 97.9 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 14 | 2.1 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 661 | 63.1 |
