1859 East Macquarie colonial by-election
# 1859 East Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Macquarie on 10 August 1859 because of the resignation of William Suttor Sr.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 13 September 1859 | William Suttor resigned. |
| 14 September 1859 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls. |
| 29 September 1859 | Nominations |
| 6 October 1859 | Polling day |
| 13 October 1859 | Return of writ |

## Result

1859 East Macquarie by-election Thursday 6 October :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Thomas Hawkins (elected) | Thomas Hawkins (elected) | 407 | 57.2 |
| Daniel Deniehy | Daniel Deniehy | 305 | 42.8 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 712 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 712 | 53.9 |
