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{{Short description|By-election in New South Wales, Australia}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
A by-election was held for the [[New South Wales Legislative Assembly]] electorate of [[Electoral district of East Sydney|East Sydney]] on 12 June 1872 because [[Saul Samuel]] resigned to accept an appointment to the [[New South Wales Legislative Council|Legislative Council]].<ref name="Saul Samuel NSW Parl">{{Cite NSW Parliament |id=505 |name=Sir Saul Samuel (1820-1900) |former=Yes |access-date=29 May 2019}}</ref>
==Dates==
{| class="wikitable"
! Date !! Event
|-
| 4 June 1872
| [[Saul Samuel]] resigned.<ref name="Saul Samuel NSW Parl"/>
|-
| 5 June 1872
| [[Writ of election]] issued by the [[Speaker of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly|Speaker of the Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="Writ">{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article225841934 |title=Writ of election: East Sydney |newspaper=[[New South Wales Government Gazette]] |issue=157 |date=5 June 1872 |access-date=7 September 2020 |page=1455 |via=Trove}}</ref>
|-
| 10 June 1872
| Nominations
|-
| 12 June 1872
| Polling day
|-
| 18 June 1872
| Return of writ
|}
==Result==
{{Election box begin no party no change AU
|title=<includeonly>[[1872 East Sydney colonial by-election 2|</includeonly>1872 East Sydney by-election<includeonly>]]</includeonly><br>Wednesday 12 June{{hsp}}<ref name="Green">{{cite NSW election |title=June 1872 East Sydney by-election |year=1872 |district=EastSydney_2 |access-date=7 September 2020}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box winning candidate no party no change
|candidate	=	[[George Oakes (Australian politician)|George Oakes]] (elected)
|votes		=	1,994
|percentage	=	53.1
}}
{{Election box candidate no party no change
|candidate	=	[[Bowie Wilson]]
|votes		=	1,763
|percentage	=	46.9
}}
{{Election box formal no party no change AU
|votes		=	3,757
|percentage	=	100.0
}}
{{Election box informal no party no change AU
|votes		=	0
|percentage	=	0.0
}}
{{Election box turnout no party no change AU
|votes		=	3,757
|percentage	=	33.7
}}
{{Election box end}}<includeonly>
[[Saul Samuel]] resigned to accept an appointment to the [[New South Wales Legislative Council|Legislative Council]].<ref name="Green"/></includeonly>
==See also==
*[[Electoral results for the district of East Sydney]]
*[[List of New South Wales state by-elections]]
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==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{NSW by-elections 7th parl|state=expanded}}
{{Results of New South Wales state elections}}
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[[Category:1872 elections in Australia]]
[[Category:New South Wales state by-elections]]
[[Category:1870s in New South Wales]]