1870 Goldfields North colonial by-election
# 1870 Goldfields North colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Goldfields North on 23 February 1870 because Robert Wisdom had also been elected to Lower Hunter and chose to resign from Goldfields North.

## Dates

| Date | Event |
| - | - |
| 1 March 1870 | Robert Wisdom resigned. |
| 19 March 1870 | Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. |
| 4 April 1870 | Nominations |
| 18 April 1870 | Polling day |
| 30 April 1870 | Return of writ |

## Result

1870 Goldfields North by-election Monday 18 April :

| Candidate | Candidate | Votes | % |
| - | - | - | - |
| Robert Forster (elected) | Robert Forster (elected) | 249 | 57.8 |
| John Burns | John Burns | 182 | 42.2 |
| Total formal votes | Total formal votes | 431 | 100.0 |
| Informal votes | Informal votes | 0 | 0.0 |
| Turnout | Turnout | 431 | 50.7 |
