A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Kiama on 29 April 1864 because of the resignation of Samuel Gray to attend to his business interests.[1]

Dates

DateEvent
2 April 1864 Samuel Gray resigned.[1]
13 April 1864 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and close of electoral rolls.[2]
26 April 1864 Nominations
29 April 1864 Polling day
6 May 1864 Return of writ

Results

1864 Kiama by-election
Friday 29 April [3]
Candidate Votes %
Henry Parkes (elected) 495 60.1
George Hamilton 329 39.9
Total formal votes 824 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 824 67.7

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mr Samuel William Gray (1823–1889)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Writ of election: Kiama". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 74. 13 April 1864. p. 885. Retrieved 22 October 2019 – via Trove.
  3. ↑ Green, Antony. "1864 results Kiama". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.


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