1865 Monara colonial by-election

A by-election was held in the New South Wales state electoral district of Monara, also called Monaro, on 30 March 1865. No poll was required as William Grahame was the only candidate nominated.[1] The by-election was triggered by the resignation of James Martin. At the 1864–65 New South Wales colonial election, Martin had been defeated at elections for East Sydney (22 November), Tumut (10 December) and Wellington (21 December), before being elected to both Monara (24 December) and The Lachlan (28 December). Martin chose to resign from Monara.[2]

Dates

Date Event
24 December 1864 Election for Monara
28 December 1864 Election for The Lachlan
7 March 1865 James Martin resigned.[2]
15 March 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
30 March 1867 Nominations at Cooma
10 April 1867 Polling day
26 April 1867 Return of writ

Result

1865 Monara by-election
Thursday 30 March [1]
Candidate Votes %
William Grahame (elected) unopposed  

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Green, Antony. "1865 Monara by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Sir James Martin (1820–1886)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Monaro". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 51. 15 March 1865. p. 643. Retrieved 16 September 2020 – via Trove.


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