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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of St Leonards on 24 October 1887 because of the resignation of Sir Henry Parkes (Free Trade) due to insolvency, having assigned his estate for the benefit of his creditors.

Dates

Result

See also

• Electoral results for the district of St Leonards
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. ^ "Notice is hereby given that by an indenture of assignment". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 570. 14 October 1887. p. 6859. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
2. "Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
3. "Writ of election: St Leonards". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 581. 19 October 1887. p. 6997. Retrieved 8 May 2021 – via Trove.
4. Green, Antony. "1887 St Leonards by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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