A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Sydney City ion 30 December 1856 because of the resignation of Henry Parkes due to financial difficulties with his newspaper The Empire.
Dates Date Event 19 December 1856 Henry Parkes resigned. 22 December 1856 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 29 December 1856 Nominations 30 December 1856 Polling day 6 January 1867 Return of writ
Result
The by-election was caused by the resignation of Henry Parkes due to financial difficulties with his newspaper The Empire.
See also Electoral results for the district of Sydney City List of New South Wales state by-elections
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