1882 Yass Plains colonial by-election explained

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Yass Plains on 10 January 1882 because of the death of Michael Fitzpatrick.^[1]

Dates

Date	Event
10 December 1881	Michael Fitzpatrick died.
14 December 1882	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
4 January 1882	Nominations
10 January 1882	Polling day
24 January 1882	Return of writ

Candidates

• Dr Allan Campbell was a local surgeon. This was his only candidacy for the Legislative Assembly.
• Louis Heydon was a solicitor from Sydney who had been defeated at the Argyle by-election in December 1881.

Result

Michael Fitzpatrick died.

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Yass Plains
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

Notes and References

1. Mr Michael Fitzpatrick (1816-1881) . 448 . Yes . 16 June 2019.
2. News: Writ of election: Yass Plains . . 523 . 14 December 1882 . 2021-05-28 . 6413 . Trove.