1865 Glebe colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of The Glebe on 17 February 1865 because Thomas Smart had been appointed Colonial Treasurer in the fourth Cowper ministry.[1] Such ministerial by-elections were usually uncontested however on this occasion a poll was required in East Sydney (Charles Cowper), The Glebe and West Sydney (John Darvall and John Robertson). Each minister was comfortably re-elected. Only The Paterson (William Arnold) was uncontested.[2]

Daniel Dalgleish was a former member for West Sydney who was defeated at the election on 24 November 1864. He was then an unsuccessful candidate at the elections for The Glebe (29 November 1864) and Goldfields South (10 January 1865). The day after his loss here, Dalgelish was again unsuccessful at the West Sydney by-election (18 February 1865), which was the final occasion on which he stood for parliament.[3]

Dates

Date Event
3 February 1865 Fourth Cowper ministry appointed.[4]
8 February 1865 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[5]
15 February 1865 Nominations
17 February 1865 Polling day
21 February 1865 Return of writ

Result

1865 The Glebe by-election
Friday 17 February [6]
Candidate Votes %
Thomas Smart (re-elected) 592 61.3
Daniel Dalgleish 374 38.7
Total formal votes 966 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 966 48.3

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr Thomas Ware Smart (1810-1881)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  2. ^ Green, Antony. "1865 to 1869 by-elections". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ^ Green, Antony. "Index to Candidates: Croal to Darby". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Appointment of ministers". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 24. New South Wales, Australia. 3 February 1865. p. 323. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  5. ^ "Writs of election: Glebe". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 26. 8 February 1865. p. 345. Retrieved 7 September 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ Green, Antony. "1865 The Glebe by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 September 2020.