January 1883 East Sydney colonial by-election
BY-ELECTION IN NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA
1883 East Sydney colonial by-election 1
A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of East Sydney on 11 January 1883 because George Reid was appointed Minister of Public Instruction in the Stuart ministry. Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested and six ministers were re-elected unopposed.