A by-election was held for the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of
West Sydney on 8 January 1863 because
William Windeyer resigned.
Windeyer was a member of the victorious NSW rifle team which had traveled to Melbourne for a rifle match. They were returning to Sydney on the ''City of Sydney'', an iron steamship, when it struck rocks and sank at
Green Cape
Green Cape is a locality situated on the eponymous headland or cape on the far south coast of New South Wales. It is located at 37° 15' S 150° 03' E, within Beowa National Park, south of Eden, New South Wales. The headland forms the northern ...
. While all passengers and crew survived, the
Australian Dictionary of Biography
The ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'' (ADB or AuDB) is a national co-operative enterprise founded and maintained by the Australian National University (ANU) to produce authoritative biographical articles on eminent people in Australia's ...
states it affected Windeyer's mental and physical health which led to his resignation.
Windeyer's letter to the electors of West Sydney refers to the successful passage of the
Lands Act, the abolition of state aid to religion, and the pursuit of his profession as a barrister.
Dates
Result
William Windeyer resigned.
See also
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Electoral results for the district of West Sydney
West Sydney, an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales
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List of New South Wales state by-elections
References
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1863 elections in Australia
New South Wales state by-elections
1860s in New South Wales