1862 Carcoar colonial by-election

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A by-election was due to be held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Carcoar on 20 October 1862 because of the resignation of William Watt. [1]

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Dates

DateEvent
27 September 1862William Watt resigned. [1]
2 October 1862 Writ of election issued by the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. [2]
16 October 1862Nominations
20 October 1862Polling day
28 October 1862Return of writ

Result

1862 Carcoar by-election
Thursday 16 October [3]
CandidateVotes%
William Dalley unopposed 

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Redfern Watt (1813-1894)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Carcoar". New South Wales Government Gazette (175). 2 October 1862. p. 1993. Retrieved 22 August 2020 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "Carcoar by-election 1862". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 22 August 2020.