A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of New England on 28 June 1862 because George Markham resigned,[1] to be appointed superintendent for the southern district in the establishment of the Police Force.[2]

Dates

DateEvent
13 February 1862 George Markham resigned.[1]
19 February 1862 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
19 March 1862 Nominations at Armidale.[4]
2 April 1862 Polling day between 9 am and 4 pm.
16 April 1862 Return of writ

Candidates

  • Alfred Hayles was a one time candidate, a gold miner from Rocky River.
  • James Husband was a solicitor in Sydney and this was the only occasion on which he stood for election

Result

1862 New England by-election
Saturday 28 June [5]
Candidate Votes %
Robert Forster (elected) 353 46.7
Thomas Rusden 313 41.5
Alfred Hayles 56 7.4
James Husband 33 4.4
Total formal votes 755 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 755 47.1

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr George Markham (1822-1864)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "Appointments: New South Wales Police Force". New South Wales Police Gazette and Weekly Record of Crime. No. 1. 5 March 1862. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ "Writ of election: New England". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 43. 24 February 1862. p. 441. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Trove.
  4. ↑ "The electorate of New England". The Sydney Morning Herald. 26 March 1862. p. 5. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via Trove.
  5. ↑ Green, Antony. "1862 New England by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
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