1867 Orange colonial by-election

A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 3 July 1867 because William Forlonge was insolvent and resigned his seat.[1]

Dates

Date Event
12 June 1867 William Forlonge declared insolvent,[2] and resigned.[1]
12 February 1867 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.[3]
1 July 1867 Nominations
3 July 1867 Polling day
10 July 1867 Return of writ

Results

1867 Orange by-election
Wednesday 3 July [4]
Candidate Votes %
George McKay (elected) 369 58.1
Mr Webb [a] 238 37.5
Charles Flide 28 4.4
Total formal votes 635 100.0
Informal votes 0 0.0
Turnout 635 49.1

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Mr Webb was described as a "Bathurst shopkeeper, with the support of the Wesleyan body".[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Mr William Forlonge (1811-1890)". Former members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. ^ "In the insolvent estate of William Forlonge". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 111. 9 July 1867. p. 1604. Retrieved 11 June 2021 – via Trove.
  3. ^ "Writ of election: Orange". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 100. 18 June 1867. p. 1475. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ Green, Antony. "1867 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  5. ^ "Great public meeting at Bathurst". The Empire. 3 July 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2019 – via Trove.