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Sydney City - By-election (Roll: 13,346)
Nominations: Tuesday, 22 September 1857, Polling: Thursday, 24 September 1857 (No poll held)
Candidate Votes Votes %
Cowper, Charles (Re-elected) Elected unopposed
Cause Category: Ministerial by-election
Notes: By-election on the formation of the second Cowper ministry, 7 September 1857.
Source: SMH, 23 September 1857, pp. 4-5, declared elected on the close of nominations.
Corrections: Parliamentary Record incorrectly lists the election date as 24 September.