1859 West Macquarie colonial by-election
# 1859 West Macquarie colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of West Macquarie on 21 December 1859 because John McPhillamy resigned.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 6 December 1859 | John McPhillamy resigned. |
| 7 December 1859 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 21 December 1859 | Nominations at Bathurst |
| 28 December 1859 | Polling day |
| 4 January 1859 | Return of writ |

## Result

1859 West Macquarie by-election Wednesday 21 December :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Henry Mort (elected) | Henry Mort (elected) | show of hands | |
| Richard Driver | Richard Driver | | |
