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East Sydney - By-election (Roll: 8,045) Nominations: Wednesday, 10 January 1883, Polling: Thursday, 11 January 1883 Candidate Votes Votes % Elkington, Albert 729 25.25 Reid, George Houstoun (Re-elected) 2,158 74.75 Formal Votes 2,887 Informal Votes 24 0.82 Total Votes / Turnout 2,911 36.18 Cause Category: Ministerial by-election Notes: By-election on the formation of the Stuart ministry. Source: Report of nominations, SMH 11 January 1883, p.4 col.1-3, results from SMH 12 January 1883, p.7 col.2-3, includes box results.