1867 Central Cumberland colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Central Cumberland on 27 June 1867 because of the resignation of John Hay who was then appointed to the Legislative Council.[1]

Dates

Date	Event
27 May 1867	John Hay resigned.[1]
5 June 1867	Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[2]
24 June 1867	Nominations
27 June 1867	Polling day
5 July 1867	Return of writ

Result

1867 Central Cumberland by-election
Thursday 27 June [3]

Candidate		Votes	%
John Lackey (elected)		314	53.3
Robert Graham		53	46.7
Total formal votes		367	100.0
Informal votes		0	0.0
Turnout		367	18.1

See also

• Electoral results for the district of Central Cumberland
• List of New South Wales state by-elections

References

1. "Sir John Hay (1816-1892)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2019.
2. "Writ of election: Central Cumberland". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 92. 5 June 1867. p. 1381. Retrieved 24 August 2020 – via Trove.
3. Green, Antony. "1867 Central Cumberland by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 18 August 2020.