1867 Orange colonial by-election

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A by-election was held for the New South Wales Legislative Assembly electorate of Orange on 3 July 1867 due to the resignation of sitting member William Forlonge. [1]

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Dates

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

Results

1867 Orange by-election
[3]
CandidateVotes%
George McKay 36958.1
Mr Webb [lower-alpha 1] 23837.5
Charles Flide284.4
Total formal votes635100.0
Informal votes00.0
Turnout 63549.11

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Notes

  1. Mr Webb is described as a "Bathurst shopkeeper, with the support of the Wesleyan body". [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mr William Forlonge (1811-1890)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 23 June 2019.
  2. "Writ of election: Orange". New South Wales Government Gazette (100). 18 June 1867. p. 1475. Retrieved 16 November 2019 via Trove.
  3. Green, Antony. "1867 Orange by-election". New South Wales Election Results 1856-2007. Parliament of New South Wales . Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  4. "Great public meeting at Bathurst". The Empire . 3 July 1867. p. 3. Retrieved 16 November 2019 via Trove.