1882 Wentworth colonial by-election
# 1882 Wentworth colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Wentworth on 23 January 1882 because of the resignation of William Brodribb to accept an appointment to the Legislative Council.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 29 December 1881 | William Brodribb resigned, and summoned to the Legislative Council. |
| 29 December 1881 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 13 January 1882 | Nominations |
| 23 January 1882 | Polling day |
| 6 February 1882 | Return of writ |

## Result

1882 Wentworth by-election Monday 23 January :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Edward Quin (elected) | Edward Quin (elected) | 216 | 50.7 |
| Evan Evans | Evan Evans | 210 | 49.3 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 426 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 426 | 22.4 |
